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Set-up
The set-up of the beer pong game is quite simple. You need an even number of players to divide into two teams. Place the ping-pong table against a wall. Then place four red cups vertically in the center of the table. One will be placed right in front of the other. The cup closest to the opposing team on the other side of the table will signify a single, the next two a double and triple, and the farthest cup--against the wall--a home run. Each cup is filled with a small amount of beer of your choosing. You can also fill the cups progressively higher so a single will be a small amount of beer, and a home run a large amount of beer.
Structure
Just like in a real baseball game, there will be a home team and visiting team (a coin can be flipped to determine who is home and away). Each half inning will consist of three outs, with the visiting team batting first and the home team batting in the bottom of the inning.
Outs
Outs are recorded two ways. If the offensive player tosses the ping-pong ball toward one of the cup and misses, it is an out. Also, the defense may catch or swipe the ball on a second bounce, or after the ball has made contact with the rim of a cup. Any catch or swipe is considered an out.
Run Scoring
Runs are scored as players advance across home plate in each half-inning. A player must be "forced to move." That means that if you have a runner on first and you hit a single, then that runner progresses only to second base. So a single forces runners one base and a double two bases, while a triple and a home run clear the bases.
Drinking
Each time that the offense gets the ball in a cup, the defense must drink. The defense should drink in line with their offensive batting order; this avoids one or two people being forced to drink the whole time.
Variations
Some people place a steal cup off to the side toward the front of the net. If the offensive player tosses the ball in the steal cup, every runner advances one base. If the offense misses the shot, one runner is out.