Tag: Bitch Cup

Looking for the party game? The full cup in the middle of a Rage Cage table is also called the bitch cup: see Rage Cage rules. This page covers the beer pong rule.

2. Bitch Cup

In a nutshell: the bitch cup is the center cup of the starting rack. At our house, if a guy hits it as his first cup, it doesn’t count at all: no drink, and the cup stays on the table.

Every house has an opinion on the center cup. Here’s how ours plays it, and what other houses do instead.

How the bitch cup rule works

1. Find the center cup. In a full 10-cup rack, it’s the cup in the dead center of the triangle.
2. It only matters as the first cup made. The rule applies when the center cup is hit before any other cup.
3. Guys: it doesn’t count. Nobody drinks, the cup stays on the table, and the shot is wasted. Better luck next time.
4. Girls: it counts. If a girl hits it as the first cup, it’s a normal made cup. That’s where the name comes from.
5. No streak credit. A guy’s bitch cup doesn’t count toward heating up or on fire either. It never happened.

Bitch cup variations

• Some houses call it the center cup or freshman cup and skip the guys/girls split.
• Some houses count it and make the defending team drink it but leave the cup on the table. Others (like ours) don’t count it at all.
• The center cup is also part of the ring of fire, so hitting it early can set up an instant win.

FAQ

Does the bitch cup count as a made cup?
Not if a guy hits it first. Under our rule it doesn’t count at all: no drink, and the cup stays. If a girl hits it first, it counts.

What happens if the bitch cup is hit later in the game?
Nothing special. The rule only applies when it’s the first cup made.

Keep the arguments off the table. Put your version of the bitch cup in writing: 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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