Rope Swing Beer Pong

Rope swing beer pong is the lake version of the game: instead of throwing a ball into a cup, you throw yourself. Teams take turns swinging off a rope and letting go over a “rack” of inner tubes floating in the water. Drop through a tube and the other team drinks. It’s ridiculous, and it’s the best thing you can do with a rope swing.

What you need

  • A rope swing over deep, clear water, with no rocks, stumps or docks underneath
  • Inner tubes (6 or 10, depending on how big a rack you want), tied together into a triangle so they don’t drift
  • Two teams, and drinks waiting on shore or on the boat

How to play

  1. Set the rack. Float the tubes in a triangle under the end of the swing, just like a beer pong rack.
  2. Take turns. One player per team swings per turn, alternating sides.
  3. Let go and aim. Drop through the middle of a tube and it counts as a made cup: the other team drinks, and the tube gets pulled.
  4. Win by clearing the rack first, same as regular pong.

House rules to argue about

  • Rim shot: land on the tube but not through it? Most crews say it doesn’t count.
  • Style points: flip in and make it, and you get a bonus tube, like a trick shot.
  • Belly flop penalty: totally optional, totally hilarious.

Don’t be the guy who ruins the lake day

Check the water depth before anyone swings, and only swing over open water. One swinger at a time, nobody in the drop zone, and whoever’s had the most to drink sits a round out. Life jackets on the boat, and a sober driver on it.

Here’s the clip that started it, courtesy of Chubbies Shorts:

More beer pong variations: Civil War, Baseball Pong, Chandeliers, Giant Beer Pong, Shot Pong, Strip Pong, Oche Pong. See them all on our beer pong variations page. Playing the classic game? See the full rules of beer pong and our rack formations.