| Beer Die is a drinking game involving four people, a die, a
table, four cups, and beer. It combines the highly competitive nature and required skill and precision of a sport with the
drinking aspect of traditional drinking games.
Rules
The Table
While there are no official regulations for the table, it has traditionally been an eight feet long by four feet wide piece of
plywood, supported by legs at the corners so to be at a comfortable height for the players when sitting. Both size and surface
type affect gameplay; a harder surface will cause the die to bounce more, changing certain aspects of the game. Thus it is
recommended that material with similar hardness to plywood be used for the surface.
The Die
The die used is a normal six-sided die.
The Cups
Cups must be able to hold one twelve ounce beer and be able to be relatively easily tipped over. Cheap plastic beer cups work
quite well.
Basic Rules
Four players form two teams of two players each. The teams sit across from each other at opposite ends of the table. The four
cups are filled with exactly one beer and set at "regulation" positions: each player sets his or her cup on the table one hand
length horizontally and vertically from his or her corner of the table. Through some mutually agreeable fashion, the teams decide
who gets to start.
Play consists of the teams taking turns throwing the die across the table, alternating between players. Players are not
allowed to have teammates take their throws and must throw from a sitting position. Furthermore, players are not allowed to cross
the vertical plane defined by the end of the table when throwing.
If at any point, a cup is not in the regulation position, play can not continue.
Game to five, win by two.
Scoring
A team scores a point when one of its players makes a throw which:
- Is underhand
- Reaches a certain height (approximately 6 feet above the table height)
- Bounces on the table
- Does not touch a cup
- Goes off the far end of the table (not the side)
- Lands finally on the ground
This is harder than it sounds, especially since the other team is allowed to play defense. As soon as the die has bounced or
rolled of the end table, they are allowed to try to catch it with one hand and one hand only. Body traps are not allowed, and
result in a point for the opposing team.
Drinking
Teams drink together. One "drink" is one fifth of a beer. As soon as a teams cups are empty, they get filled again.
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