Drinking Games - Not Just For College Kids Anymore

By now youve seen the signs in at least one local bar: the beer soaked table, the chanting crowds, the ping pong balls flying through the air... all part of the drinking game known as Beer Pong (or Beirut, depending on who you ask). And if you havent seen it yet, odds are you will.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2005 -- By now youve seen the signs in at least one local bar: the beer soaked table, the chanting crowds, the ping pong balls flying through the air... all part of the drinking game known as Beer Pong (or Beirut, depending on who you ask). And if you havent seen it yet, odds are you will.

As drinking games in bars heat up, even manufacturers are getting in on the trend, designing custom, industrial strength beer pong tables for bars and homes. Online retailer DrinkingStuff (www.drinkingstuff.com) has even created an entire section devoted to the game, with rules, pictures, and tools for hosting your own tournament.

To anyone who has played, the allure is apparent: It takes a surprising amount of skill," notes Nariman Shariat, a recent college grad and avid Beer Pong player, the drinking is like an added bonus."

While every fraternity and bar has their own rules, the basic idea can be found by looking up the game at drinking sites such as www.drinkinggamerules.com. Because of its unique part of each school and bars culture, odds are the rules will never be standardized, as can be seen by the broad range of responses on DrinkingStuffs Beer Pong vote.

No matter what you call it or what version you play, one thing seems certain: the game is here to stay. Better start practicing your shot.

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