How To Play Flip Cup

  • February 3, 2009
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It goes by many names, but flip cup is the mother of all team drinking games. Bottoms up!

You Will Need

  • At least six players
  • One 12 oz. plastic cup per player
  • A long table you can trash
  • Plenty of beer
How To Play Flip Cup: Divide into teams

Step 1: Divide into teams

Divide the number of players evenly into two teams and line them up along the table.

Do not play flipcup in your mother’s formal dining room. The table—and the floor—are going to get wet.

How To Play Flip Cup: Fill cups w/ beer

Step 2: Fill cups w/ beer

Place a cup in front of each player and fill it about a 1/3 of the way with beer. Everyone should have the exact same amount.

How To Play Flip Cup: First member chugs beer

Step 3: First member chugs beer

Starting at one end of the table, the first member of each team chugs his beer.

How To Play Flip Cup: Player tries to flip cup

Step 4: Player tries to flip cup

As soon as the cup is empty, the player puts it face up on the edge of the table and—using only one hand—tries to flip it over so it lands face down.

Make sure a little bit of the cup is hanging off the end of the table.

How To Play Flip Cup: Take turns

Step 5: Take turns

Once a player has successfully flipped his cup, the player next to him can begin his turn—and so on down the line.

How To Play Flip Cup: Winner

Step 6: Winner

The first team to flip all the cups is the winner. The prize? Well, flipcup virtue is its own reward.

Flip Cup is a part of the invitation-only Beer Olympics, held annually in Illinois.

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Comments (4)

djh

I once played this game with Jim Beam... bad/great/bad/great/bad idea

over 3 years ago by djh

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sanjay

I had no idea there was an annual invitation only ";Beer Olympics"; in Illinois. How the hell do I get an invitation to Beer Fest?

over 3 years ago by sanjay

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michael

An extended version would be to vote out the weakest link at the end of each round..

over 3 years ago by michael

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sraman84

It's been far too long, who wants to play this weekend?

over 2 years ago by sraman84

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