Flip cup
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| Players | 4+ |
| Age range | Legal drinking age |
| Setup time | 2-3 minutes |
| Playing time | As long/short as teams choose |
| Random chance | Easy |
| Skills required | Cup-flipping, Beer-chugging |
Flip cup is a team-based drinking game. Effectively a drinking relay race, it is similar to the drinking game boat race. The two teams stand on both sides of a table, facing one another (the person in front of a player is his/her opponent). In front of each teammate is a cup filled with an arbitrary amount of any kind of liquid (often beer). A player and his opponent both have the same amount of liquid. At the start of the race, the first member of each team drinks his or her beverage. When finished, the cup is placed right-side up at the edge of the table, and the person who drank it tries to flip it upside down onto the table. If he or she is not successful on the first try, the cup must be reset and re-flipped. Only after the first teammate is done flipping the cup successfully, can the next person proceed. Whichever team finishes drinking and flipping all its cups first is the winner.
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[edit] Equipment
- 1 table
- 1 cup for each player
- Beer
[edit] Rules
A standard match consists of anywhere from 4 to 8 players per team. Once a player has been placed on a team, he cannot switch until after the match is completed. Each team picks a side of the table they want to be on and then each player will fill their cup with some amount of beer. There is no official amount of beer, but a good rule of thumb is to go up to the top line of his plastic cup if there is any debate. The important fact is that both opposing players have the same amount of beer. Often, people allow the losing team to choose the amounts of beer to be played with in the subsequent game.
Designate one end of the table as the starting end, and the other as the anchor end. The first player at the starting side will be assigned cup #1 and so on down the line. The game starts when both player #1s tap each other's cup and then tap the table (also known as "The Gentleman's Start" or "Touch and Go"). From there, each player #1 will drink the amount of beer in the cup. Then they will place the cup face up on the edge of the table and proceed to flip the cup until it lands face down. Then player #2 can drink their beer and proceed to flip, and so on down the line until all team members have flipped. The first team to flip all of their cups wins that game.
If 2 cups on opposing sides land at the same time, the players go to a tie breaker known as Jungle Rules. Remember, if 2 cups hit the table at the same time, it is the cup that settles first that wins.
The winner of the match is the first team to reach the designated amount of game victories. If there are 4 players on each team, the first team to 4 games wins the match. If there are 5 players on each team, the first team to 5 games wins the match, and so on. This method will give every player the chance to start a round. And as always, players must win by 2 games.
[edit] Cheating
If two hands are used to flip or guide the cup, it is an illegal flip. Only one hand is permitted to make the flip. The non-flipping hand may act strictly as balance assistance for the cup on the edge of the table. Sometimes, players are forced to play on tables with "less than ideal" edges, so it is necessary for added support. This in no way is meant to help guide the cup during the flip, just to keep it from falling off of the table. Also, the non-flipping hand must remain completely still during the flip if it is used for balance assistance. This will eliminate any debate about it being used as a guide. The only time contact with the cups by 2 hands is allowed is to place the cup on the edge or to re-set the cup if a complete flip is not made.
[edit] Tournaments
Several annual tournaments are held in the United States. Because the drinking age in the United States is 21, entry into most tournaments is restricted to players who meet this age requirement.
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