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.

Oche Pong

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Oche Pong

Oche Pong is a new twist on the classic party game of beer pong. Playing beer pong just got easier: set up Oche Pong on the wall, on a pop-up tailgate tent, or anywhere else where you do not want to be limited by a table. Now you can play balls to the wall beer pong and save the floor space to get down on the dance floor!

Oche, pronounced like hockey without the “h”, is the technical term for the throw line in darts. Gameplay is very similar to the classic bar game of darts and Oche Pong’s shape gets its inspiration from old world pub signs in design. If you are a bar owner, Oche Pong is a perfect low cost addition to bring fun to the club!

Oche Pong on Tent with Bungee Cords

Great for tailgating!

 

There are three popular ways to set up Oche Pong. You can play on a wall if you have nails or skrews. You can play on a glass surface like a window with hooked suction cups. You can even play at the tailgate by hooking Oche Pong to bungee cords. If you order through their website Oche Pong ships with FREE hooked suction cups and bungee cords for your convenience. We put our Oche Pong on the sliding glass door at the new crib where there wasn’t enough space for a full beer pong table.

Rules

Oche Pong on glass with suction cups

Suction cups stick to glass!

There are two main “official rules” variations of Oche Pong: one board and two boards:

 

Game Play with 1 board

Two teams consist of 1 or 2 players.

Each team gets 2 pong balls per turn.

Teams alternate turns with 2 throws per turn, each team member must attempt a shot per turn.

Cups are removed when a ball lands inside the cup.

If a team makes two successful shots in a turn they are awarded a third shot.

Teams keep score by collecting cups.

Each team can call for 1 re-rack, per game.

The first team to 6 cups wins.

In the event of a 5 to 5 tie, a 3 cup overtime applies and the first to 7 cups wins.

So please join us in going balls to the wall with Oche Pong!

Game Play with 2 Boards

Oche Pong double board

Double the fun

Two teams consist of 1 or 2 players.

Each team gets 2 pong balls per turn.

Teams alternate turns with 2 throws per turn, each team member must attempt a shot per turn.

Cups are removed when a ball lands inside the cup.

If a team makes two successful shots in a turn they are awarded a third shot.

The first team to eliminate all cups is the winner.

Re-Racks (Optional)

Repositioning the cups is generally permitted once or twice during game play. Re-racks or the number of re-racks should be stated before game play.  If you are looking for an official number to satisfy some spirited conversation then let’s say one.

End Game/ Overtime (Optional)

Once a team eliminates all cups on their board, the opposing team has one last opportunity to send the game into overtime.  The opposing team is given the chance to throw until they miss without any limits to the number of throws. The game is over if any shot misses. If the team has not used all their re-racks, they can do so once before end game starts. If said team also eliminates all cups on their board, the game goes into overtime.  Overtime consists of 3 cups put back into game play anywhere on the board they chose and normal game play resumes.

Tall Boy (Beer Pong All-Stars Rule)

If a player makes the top cup on the first turn, the opposing team must drink a tall boy.

 

 

 

How do I get my hands on Oche Pong?

Oche Pong single playing board

Balls to the wall fun!

 

 

 

 

Oche Pong hooked suction cups

If you need to replace a suction cup, any standard hooked suction cup from a hardware store works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More beer pong variations: Civil War, Baseball Pong, Chandeliers, Giant Beer Pong, Shot Pong, Strip Pong, Rope Swing 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.

NCAA College Solo Cups

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Complete your college game day with these NCAA college solo cups. These college themed solo cups are perfect for tailgates, barbeques, and beer pong. Every plastic cup features your NCAA school’s team colors and logo!

 

Glowing Beer Pong Cups

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Our 2026 picks

Want your next game to be lit? Literally? These are the glow setups we’d grab right now.

Picks updated November 2026. Check Amazon for current price and availability.


Glowing Beer Pong Cups

GLOWPONG RELOAD Pack on Amazon – Get Lit!

Make sure your next beer pong match is lit! The GLOWPONG RELOAD pack comes with 24 plastic beer pong cups and glow sticks. The glow sticks come in two colors: competition green and ice blue. Activate the glow sticks and add them to the rim of the plastic cups for 8-12 hours of game time.
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Island Dogs Blacklight Pong Set

BlackLight Cups and Balls on Amazon
Need a set of glowing cups for your black light party? Here is a set of 24 glowing party cups from Island Dogs. These clear plastic cups have neon colored rings that will glow under black light. The set also comes with 3 colored pong balls. After checking the reviews on Amazon, I would recommend using your own white colored beer pong balls for the best blacklight effect.

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USglow Laboratories

Glow Stick Party Cups on Amazon
Want a greater assortment of colors? You can pick up 48 glow stick party cups from USglow Laboratories. This set comes with 6 assorted glowing colors including green, blue, purple, pink, orange and yellow. Crack the glow stick and tuck it up under the cup lid to get the party started!

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You can also snatch a set of 24 glowing beer pong cups of one particular color if you like.

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Blue Glowing Beer Pong Cups on Amazon – Blue

Purple Glowing Beer Pong Cups on Amazon – Purple

Green Glowing Beer Pong Cups on Amazon – Green

Pink Glowing Beer Pong Cups on Amazon – Pink

Yellow Glowing Beer Pong Cup on Amazon – Yellow

Orange Beer Pong Cups on Amazon – Orange

 

Giant Beer Pong

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Giant Beer Pong

Giant beer pong takes the popular drinking game to the next level. We have seen Jimmy Fallon playing rounds on The Tonight Show with his guests such as Zoë Kravitz, Nina Dobrev, and Pitbull. Now you can play too at your next party. Giant Beer Pong is an oversized twist on the time honored game of beer pong. Instead of the classic red solo cups this game makes use of giant buckets and softball sized “beer pong balls.” To play 6 buckets are set up in a pyramid formation on each side 6 to 8 yards apart. Each player gets an oversized ball to shoot once per turn. Every Time a bucket is made a person on the other team must chug half of a beer. If both players on a team make the same bucket they get balls back. This game is a great pastime at the park, at the tailgate, on the beach, or at the pool.

Check out some fun clips of celebrities playing oversized beer pong on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon below. Jimmy will get a win one of these days…

Giant Beer Pong

Beer Pong on Steroids!

Titan Pong

Titan Pong comes with 12 giant red buckets and 3 plastic white balls perfect for a beach or poolside game of giant beer pong. Pick up Titan Pong from Amazon and receive a custom carrying case to transport your oversized beer pong kit.

Bucket Ball

Bucket Ball

Bucket Ball

Bucket Ball offers 6 blue buckets in addition to 6 red buckets for your backyard or tailgate game of jumbo beer pong. With Bucket Ball you will receive 2 tennis game balls and a tote bag to carry it all.

BEARPONG Kit

BEARPONG offers a premium take on giant beer pong. Each of the 12 BEARPONG buckets is designed to match with 2 giant beer pong balls that is calibrated by weight. Each BEARPONG set also comes with a convenient carrying case.

BEARPONG Ball

Bear Pong Ball

Giant Beer Pong Ball

You can also pick up a giant beer pong ball at BEARPONG that is specifically weighted to be used with BEARPONG buckets. Each white ball is marked with the Bear Pong Logo.

More beer pong variations: Civil War, Baseball Pong, Chandeliers, Shot Pong, Strip Pong, Oche Pong, Rope Swing 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.

Stainless Steel Beer Pong Set

Stainless Steel Beer Pong Set

Classy!

Stainless Steel Beer Pong Set

Ready to add some class to your beer pong experience? Invest in a stainless steel beer pong set from CupsCo. This metal beer pong kit is sure to last you through your entire beer pong career. The kit comes with 20 top quality 1/8″ stainless steel cups. Each cup is hand polished for a brilliant shine. In addition the kit comes with 4 beer pong balls ready to go. The beer pong kit comes in a bombproof aluminum carrying case complete with precision cut foam inserts to keep your new cups safe and protected from scratching.

Is a stainless steel set worth it?

  • It’s reusable. No more buying sleeves of plastic cups for every party. Rinse them and they’re ready for next weekend.
  • It won’t tip as easily. Metal cups are heavier than plastic, so fewer games get decided by a spilled cup.
  • It plays a little different. A hard rim can kick a ball out that a plastic cup would have swallowed, so soft arcs win. See how to throw.
  • It’s a gift. For the friend who already has the table, the sign and the trophy, a polished steel set in a carrying case is the upgrade.

More upgrades for your setup are in our beer pong accessories.

Bounce Shot – Rules of Beer Pong #23

23. Bounce Shot

In a nutshell: bounce your shot off the table into a cup and the other team pulls two cups instead of one, but they can swat it.

Not in my house! The bounce shot is how comebacks happen: two cups for one shot. The catch is that the other team gets a swing at it, so a lazy bounce is just a gift.

Beer Pong Bounce

Not in my house

How bounce shots work

  1. Bounce it off the table. The ball hits the table before dropping into a cup.
  2. Two cups. The made cup plus one bonus cup come off.
  3. Both shooters can bounce in the same turn.
  4. The defense can swat it. Once the ball hits the table, defenders can block it under the defense rule.

Bounce shot tips

  • Bounce when the defense is distracted. Better yet, create the distraction.
  • A bounce is easier to make but easy to block, so pick your moment.

Bounce shot combos

Call island and bounce it in, and the defending team pulls the island cup plus 2 bonus cups.

FAQ

Do bounce shots count for two cups?
Yes, at our house and most others.

Can you block a bounce shot?
Yes, once it hits the table. Never before.

Keep the arguments off the table. Post your bounce rules so nobody argues mid-game: 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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Celeb Shot – Rules of Beer Pong #22

22. Celeb Shot

In a nutshell: once per game, each player can hand the ball to anyone in the room and have them shoot for you.

Having a rough night at the table? Hand the ball to someone who isn’t. The celeb shot is your one lifeline per game, so choose wisely.

Celeb Shot

You don’t see that everyday!

How the celeb shot works

  1. Call it before the shot. Say “celeb shot” and pick your shooter.
  2. Anyone in the room. Pick wisely.
  3. Once per player per game.
  4. No bonus cups. A celeb shot can only make a regular cup.

FAQ

Can the celeb shot win the game?
At most houses, yes, but it can’t earn bonus cups.

Can you pick a player from another team?
The house decides. Most say anyone not on the other team.

Keep the arguments off the table. Add the celeb shot to your house 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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