Bermuda Triangle Rule – Rules of Beer Pong #9

9. Bermuda Triangle Rule

In a nutshell: three cups left and none of them touching is a Bermuda triangle: no re-rack and no island until one of them is made.

Danger! Three cups, none touching, and suddenly nobody can hit anything. The Bermuda triangle is where good games go to die.

How the Bermuda triangle works

1. Spot it. Exactly three cups left, spread so none of them touch.
2. No re-rack. You can’t request a re-rack while the cups sit in a Bermuda triangle.
3. No island. An island needs a mainland of touching cups, and there isn’t one.
4. Shoot your way out. The formation stays until someone sinks one of the cups.

Why it matters

Three spread-out cups are the hardest targets on the table. Expect a few misses in the triangle.

FAQ

Is a Bermuda triangle the same as an island?
No. An island is one lone cup next to a mainland; a Bermuda triangle has no mainland at all.

Can you re-rack before it becomes a triangle?
Yes. If you still have a re-rack, use it before your cups end up spread out.

Keep the arguments off the table. Add the Bermuda triangle to your posted rules: house rules signs from the Beer Pong All-Stars shop.

See all the rules in the complete beer pong rules guide.

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