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| Flip Cup - Everything you need to know about Flip Cup |
| THE Official Flip Cup Website |
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| Flip Cup, or Cups, is a team-based drinking game (it may also be known as Flipper, Taps, Tippy Cup, Flippity Whippity, Flip Flop, Canoe, Turbos or Turbo Cups). Effectively a drinking relay race, it is the North-American equivalent of a "Boat Race". The two teams stand on both sides of a table, facing one another (the person in front of a player is his/her flip cup opponent). In front of each teammate is a cup filled with an arbitrary amount of any kind of liquid (often beer). A player and his opponent both have the same amount of liquid. At the start of the race, the first member of each team drinks his or her beverage. When finished, the cup is placed right-side up at the edge of the table, and the person who drank it tries to flip it upside down onto the table. If he or she is not successful on the first try, the cup must be reset and reflipped. Only after the first teammate is done flipping the cup successfully, can the next person proceed. Whichever team finishes drinking and flipping all its cups first is the winner.
Part of what makes flip cup so popular are the many variations played by its followers. Variations can include such things as the substitution or removal of one or more players from the losing team. See below for some of many variations of this game. Flip cup is pretty easy to play, so even beginners have chance to be good at flip cup. Flip Cup Supplies • 1 Flip Cup Table • 1 Plastic Solo Flip Cup for each player (Solo is the unofficial sponsor of Cups) • Large Quantity of Beer Rules A standard match consists of anywhere from 4 to 8 players per team. Once a player has been placed on a team, he cannot switch until after the match is completed. Each team picks a side of the table they want to be on and then each player will fill their cup with some amount of beer. There is no official amount of beer, but a good rule of thumb is to go up to the top line of his plastic cup if there is any debate. The important fact is that both opposing players have the same amount of beer. Often, people allow the losing team to choose the amounts of beer to be played with in the subsequent game. Designate one end of the table as the starting end, and the other as the anchor end. The first player at the starting side will be assigned cup #1 and so on down the line. The game starts when both player #1s tap each other's cup and then tap the table (also known as "The Gentleman's Start" or "Touch and Go"). From there, each player #1 will drink the amount of beer in the cup. Then they will place the cup face up on the edge of the table and proceed to flip the cup until it lands face down. Then player #2 can drink their beer and proceed to flip, and so on down the line until all team members have flipped. The first team to flip all of their cups wins that game. If 2 cups on opposing sides land at the same time, the players go to a tie breaker known as Jungle Rules. Remember, if 2 cups hit the table at the same time, it is the cup that settles first that wins. The winner of the match is the first team to reach the designated amount of game victories. If there are 4 players on each team, the first team to 4 games wins the match. If there are 5 players on each team, the first team to 5 games wins the match, and so on. This method will give every player the chance to start a round. And as always, players must win by 2 games. Every Flip Cup Tournament will have their own set of Rules. Please check with your host. Cheating If two hands are used to flip or guide the cup, it is an illegal flip. Only one hand is permitted to make the flip. The non-flipping hand may act strictly as balance assistance for the cup on the edge of the table. Sometimes, players are forced to play on tables with "less than ideal" edges, so it is necessary for added support. This in no way is meant to help guide the cup during the flip, just to keep it from falling off of the table. Also, the non-flipping hand must remain completely still during the flip if it is used for balance assistance. This will eliminate any debate about it being used as a guide. The only time contact with the cups by 2 hands is allowed is to place the cup on the edge or to re-set the cup if a complete flip is not made. Tournaments Several tournaments are held in the United States yearly. Because the drinking age in the United States is 21 in all states, entry into most tournaments is restricted to players that meet this age requirement. The popular Cleveland Flip Cup Tournament is on hold until we find a new location. Make sure to check us out on MySpace.com. Wikipedia So I got really annoyed with being second in Google's Search Results so I referenced some copy from Wikipedia. I have more info and pics so please look around the site. I personally feel that Wikipedia should not be included in Google Search Results because it doesn't really five everyone else a chance to appear in results for search terms as flip cup. If someone really wants to know what Wikipedia feels about flip cup, can't they just go there directly? |
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