The Boom drinking game, also known as slap cup is a fast paced game in which players compete individually. This game is quickly becoming one of the most popular drinking games at parties and for good reason. It is a near perfect game. The objective of the game is to bounce a ping pong ball into a red solo cup as fast as possible. This leads to a high pressure, highly competitive experience. If you find the fundamentals of this game too easy you may play Mugs, a similar game played by bouncing a quarter off a table.
One of the benefits of this game is it has no player capacity. This means you can play with a large group of people. This game does have the potential to make a player chug quite a few drinks, if chugging isn’t for you try a slower paced game like Yearbook. Keep reading if you want to learn how to play slap cup.
Players: 4+
Gear
- Ping pong balls. (Only two are needed for game play but having some extras around incase you lose some is always a good idea).
- Table
- Beer / alcohol
- Red solo cups (the more the merrier)
Setup for Slap Cup / Boom Drinking Game
Set up 10 – 20 red solo cups in a cluster in the middle of a large table (circle table works best). Fill cups roughly ¼ with beer or liquor of choice. Fill one cup to the top and designate this the “Fuck You” cup. This cup will be consumed by the loser.
Grab two empty cups and give them to two players that are standing opposite of each other. In addition to the empty cups give these players one pong ball each. The game will begin with those two players
How to Play Slap Cup / Boom Drinking Game
In Slap Cup, all players must stay focused at all times as it can be your turn at any given time. The players with the ball and empty cup race to get the ball into the cup. If they sink the ball on their first try they may pass to anyone.If they get it any try after that they must pass to the right.
If you are passing to someone to the right who already has a ball and empty cup you may slap their cup off the table (before they sink) and pass to the person next to them. The player who was slapped must quickly drink a cup from the center. Once it is empty they may begin to try and sink their new cup.
Eventually the cups in the middle will begin to run out. When the last cup is consumed (the full fuck you cup) the game is over.
This game can have a lot of consumption so please walk away if you are starting to feel too intoxicated. Do not over consume or drink and drive.
