March 22, 2019July 28, 2024

Why Gurgaon Took To Beer Pong, Like Fish To Water?

Is it the culture that makes the people…. or the other way around? In the case of our dear ol’ Gurgaon, it seems they’re both making the city revolve! That Gurgaon is the NCR nightlife hub, corporate hub, startup hub and culinary hub, isn’t news anymore! The surge of multinationals in the city is flabbergasting, to say the least. But deep down is the yearn for slowing down, for ease, for stagnancy…. for recreation! The one diversion that has recently hit the city culture (read all of the hubs I mentioned above), taking the company culture by hand to a changing scenario, are the Drinking games, as they are often called!

Combine the fun, spirit and competitiveness of a game with the ever enticing draw of booze. While hundreds of different drinking games are played at college parties ever year, only a handful are well-known. That said, one game possesses just enough excitement and competition to break free of the “drinking game” label and creep into the realm of sports.

You guessed it…. Beer Pong!

But what is it about this drinking game that sets it apart from the others? Beer pong requires skill, teamwork and the ability to stand after a plentiful amount of beer. But what is it about this darn game that is setting every corporate organisation in Gurgaon, on fire?

bond…. team bond!

Any drinking game that requires teamwork will strengthen the bonds between you and your friends, as it requires you to “mutually support” one another, which can encourage people to achieve goals they may not have realized they could reach on their own, like the goal of drinking a whole lot, or, you know, something super-productive.

Beer Pong… And ready to mingle!

Everyone feels happy when they socialize” (even introverts!), and there’s nothing more social than drinking with friends, colleagues and team mates… and what’s the cherry on the cake? Drinking… always makes the bonds grow….. fonder!

The long and short of it!

Plenty of drinking games, like quarters, beer pong, and flip cup, require a high level of hand-eye coordination. And those skills have uses outside of the party scene, as the better you get at it, the more you can increase your reaction times, as well as enhanced agility and athleticism. It could even improve your typing skills!…. It is true… and not a promotional gimmick!

Competition- do it!

Competition can benefit people greatly, as it challenges people to strive to be better. Hold on to your competitive spirit during flip cup on Friday night, and then unleash it at your workplace on Monday morning, and soon, you’ll be heading the department, you report at!

Hail Beer Pong…. Keep the town on it’s toes!

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

Totally Quirky & Bizarre, These Drinking Games Are What You Need To Spruce Up Your Party!

‘Let’s just get drunk’! Planned for this feat before, haven’t we? A chilled out soiree with rounds of drinks, cracking insane jokes, is just the kind of thing we hope an evening with friends would entail, isn’t it? Well, what if I give you something to it quirk up? What’s more fun than drinking? Playing and drinking! Here are our picks to add that extra dose to the fun quotient of your next party… Try these Bizarre, quirky and wacky drinking games at your next party!

Cup Swap

Each player needs two cups (one that’s full of some sort of alcoholic beverage and one that’s empty) and a spoon. Participants have one minute to transfer as much of their drink as possible from one cup to the other using the spoon.

When the minute is up, you have to drink whatever’s left in the original cup! Here’s testing your love for that awesome thing called ‘Alcohol’!

Straight Face

All players write sentences on small pieces of paper. What kind of sentences? Ones that are ridiculous or inappropriate; ones that anyone would struggle to read (or hear) while keeping a straight face.

One at a time, each player will choose a slip of paper and attempt to read whatever is written on it without giggling or cracking a smile. If they fail, they have to drink. Not for the weak willed! So, take with you all the sense of humour you got!

Most Likely

Everyone sits in a circle and one player asks a “most likely” question, like “Who would be most likely to ask a stranger out in public?” or “Who would be most likely to eat someone else’s sandwich from the refrigerator at work?”

On the count of three, everyone points to whoever they think would be most likely to do that. You have to take a drink for every person who’s pointing at you (so if seven people think you’d ask a stranger out, you have to take seven drinks)! Apart from getting drunk, you’ll know how much your buds know you!

Two Truths, One Lie

This one’s been my favourite. Lots of imagination, drinks and can get you through this game. It can be played even with two friends, maybe on a date!

The opposing parties face each other. The first one to go will claim three points about himself. Out of these three, one will be a lie while the other two would be the truths about his life. The other person has to guess the wrong statement out of the three statements that he had made. It is imperative to sit in front of each other so facial expressions can help the opponent in guessing out the answer. The player who says the wrong ‘lie’ will have to drink from his cup. Binge drink on your account…. But who care. right?

Never have I ever

What’s more fishy and exhilarating than to discover secrets about your friends? Or perhaps reveal it yourself? “Never have I ever” let’s you experience this thrill with no strings attached. Choose who will go first. This person will make a statement of an act that he has never done in his life. If the other players had done that already, sometime in their life, they will take a shot of their drink. For example: “I have never went to a strip club”. Anyone who has been to a strip club will drink a shot of their glass. If nobody has done that act, then the person who made the statement will have to take a shot of their glass.

Sounds like fun! But be ready to be exposed by your troupe!

Drunk Jenga

One of the best drinking games designed for a party of friends, Drunk Jenga is a classic board game with a twist. The players do not necessarily follow a set of rules and try to be creative as much as possible.

A box of Jenga blocks are taken, and a bunch of different rules are written on them. Rules can vary wildly such as “gulp down three drinks at one time”, “pick your nose”, or “dance whenever asked to”. The more creative the activities get, the more fun this game gets to be.

Whenever a player pulls out a Jenga block from the tower, he/she must abide by the rule. As soon as the tower collapses, the person responsible for that will have to finish his drink. Let your crazy ideas brim….

Buzz

One of the easiest games to play, Buzz is simple…. but sure to get you buzzed! Each player starts counting a number and says it aloud, except 7 and its multiples, in which case, you say buzz. If you don’t, you drink. Simple! Get on with your math… or get drunk!

Attached at the Hip

An awesome ice breaker for your guests – this game will get them close, quite literally! So, you scribble body parts on pieces of paper and put them together. Everyone makes a team of two and picks up two chits. They have to make sure that the body parts mentioned in the chits touch each other or are ‘attached’ for as long as they can. Every time someone separates, they take a shot. Don’t let your imagination run with this one!

Picture the craziness at your next party?

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019

Corporate Beer Pong- One of Best Things To Have Happened To The Corporate Culture!

Bringing talented people on board and keeping them is essential to every company’s success. In today’s ever-changing work environment, it is those who manage to recruit, motivate and retain great people , who get the leg up on the competition. And that’s not an easy thing to do. In fact, it can be pretty challenging. Team building is the way! And the new game changer in this regard is…. Beer Pong!

Corporate Culture! Mechanical, Boring, Mundane? Make that Fun, Interesting, Offbeat! Beer pong is just about a white ping-pong ball, ten red Solo Party Cups, and drinking beer, right? Hold the reins… We may be underrating this stereotypical college game. Those red cups could tell you a lot about your workplace culture.

The Name Is Pong… Beer Pong!

The perfect ice breaker, the melting pot of colleagues, from intern to CEO, attributed to its inclusiveness and the informal atmosphere it creates, Touted as one of the (Now) popular team building activities, the beer pong is clearly here to stay! Easily a metaphor for a bunch of really great workplace characteristics that do make up a valuable company culture… and the reason we hail Corporate Beer Pong! The Name Is Pong…. Beer Pong!

Team building is a part of work tradition that is as necessary as the air you breathe. Why? Because never underestimate the power of a difficult colleague! These 20 cups are the key. Unconventional…. Sure! But one that is a sure shot way to bond in a relaxed, casual setting. And friendships that are born from late-night beer pong games increase your job satisfaction and morale.

But, those red cups also represent something bigger and more important – it shows that your company allows employees to express themselves in a creative, open environment, rather than a stifling, regulated way, thinking outside the box and doing things in a new, different way, the healthy way. Healthy competition is good competition. Beer pongs amongst companies symbolise healthy acceptance of strengths and weaknesses amongst colleagues and amongst companies

The Beer pong may not the be-all, end-all way to achieve a fun, healthy workplace culture, but, companies that play these red cups usually share certain creative workplace tendencies, and that can be a great insight into their organizational culture.

And who knows, maybe, this is the time to impress your boss too!

Trivia- And This Is How We Got Beer Pong!

Beer Pong is believed to have originated in the 1950s within the fraternities of Dartmouth College. Back then, their version was more like a traditional game of Ping Pong because they used paddles and a net. Sometime in the 1980s in the United States, the game change to no paddles or net and the name Beer Pong was adopted.

February 21, 2019March 5, 2019

StartUp Beer Pong… The New Route To Start Ideating! Beer Pong Leaque

StartUps- the calling of the day…. and in some ways, the need of the hour. From the new age enterprising individuals to the seasoned ones looking to create something out of the box, StartUps are a huge deal! Bringing in a sort of vent to those ever active thinking minds, but have also given us horizons to cash in on! Throw in a table and beer kegs with a ping pong ball! What an idea, sirji… sn’t it? Sure… But the challenge is yet to begin.

Have you ever wondered why startups are resorting to Beer Pong challenges? It isn’t to just guzzle down beer! There is a deep rooted reason underlying the cool funda. It serves the purpose of stimulating the brain so more work can be carried out around solving the issue at hand. Basically Beer pong is – at least in startup ecosystems – a productivity tool, as opposed to a mindless ‘break’ away topped with a few glasses of beer!

With challenges of funding, hiring, expanding, there is one thing that supersedes it all…. the right Network! But how do you get to that small ray of light when there are long sighted deadlines to be reached, innovative ideas to be developed and break through barriers to be crashed? The startup culture isn’t one to bow down…. and hence, the competition shoots through the roof. Beer Pong challenges are the route to connect with like minded… or opposing minded brains behind competing startups… bringing ideas and cutting down barriers, to think beyond the periphery. “Make thy competition, thy comrade”!

Beer pong isn’t a fad… It is a way for startups to bring a tradition of boosting morale, ideating freely, conducting healthy competition and making team spirit as the anthem! So, all you “Step Up or Step Out” founders, it’s time for you to step up and put the step up for your team… because free minds are genius minds!

February 11, 2019March 5, 2019

How to Play Beer Pong StartUp Beer Pong… The New Route To Start Ideating!

Beer pong is a popular drinking game, a competitive “team sport,” and for weekend warriors, it’s a way of life. Simple to play, easy to learn, and entertaining for players and spectators alike, beer pong is a backyard barbecue, bar league, basement, and tailgating favorite.

The object of the game is to eliminate the opposing team’s cups before they can eliminate yours.

If you have beer pong racks, it’s easy. If not, simply arrange the cupes in a 6- or 10-cup triangle shape.

Fill all beer pong cups about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way with beer. Place an extra cup, filled with water, off to the side for rinsing of your balls.

What You Need to Play Beer Pong

Two teams each consisting of two people
A beer pong table or any level playing surface (6-feet long by 3-feet wide is ideal)
(22) 16-18 oz plastic cups (10 per team and 2 water cups)
Ping-pong balls (you need at least 2, but the more the better)
Beer (or another tasty beverage all players agree on)

February 6, 2019March 5, 2019

Rules beer pong – How to play

STARTING EACH GAME—–PLAYERS WILL PLAY EYE-TO-EYE TO SEE WHO GOES FIRST. WHICH IS LOOKING DIRECTLY AT YOUR OPPONENT AND SHOOTING THE BALL. IF ONE PLAYER HITS A CUP AND THE OTHER DOESN’T, THEN THE TEAM THAT MADE THE SHOOT GOES FIRST. IF BOTH PLAYER MAKE THE EYE-TO-EYE, THEN KEEP ROTATING PARNTERS UNTIL SOMEONE MAKES IT, AND SOMEONE MISSES.

FILLING CUPS BEFORE EACH GAME–EACH TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE TO GET A PITCHER OF BEER AND USE ¾ OF THAT PITCHER STARTING WITH 10 CUPS. SAVING THE ¼ INCASE OF OVERTIME. EACH CUP HAS TO BE EVENLY FILLED, NO LOADING UP ANY CUP. SCHEDULE OF EACH NIGHTS GAMES—–EACH TEAM WILL PLAY 3 GAMES A NIGHT, STARTING AT 830, 900, 930PM & 10PM.

SCORING LEAGUE POINTS——EACH GAME WON IS WORTH 5 POINTS, PLUS 1 POINT FOR EVERY CUP YOU STILL HAVE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE END OF THE GAME. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A TEAM WINS, AND THEY STILL HAVE 4 CUPS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, THE SCORE FOR THAT GAME WOULD BE 9 POINTS TO THAT TEAM. (5 PTS FOR A WIN, 4 POINTS FOR 4 CUPS LEFT) THE LOSING TEAM GETS 0 POINTS, AS THEY SUCKED AND LOST. THESE POINTS ARE WHAT THE STANDINGS ARE DONE OFF OF.

RE-RACKS—-2 RE-RACKS PER TEAM FOR EACH GAME. YOU CAN RE-RACK IF YOU HAVE 6 CUPS OR LESS. YOU CAN ONLY RE-RACK BEFORE YOUR TURN, AND MAY NOT RE-RACK WHEN YOU GET BALLS BACK, DURING REBUTTALS, OR OVERTIME

RE-BUTT-AL—–WHEN THE SHOOTING TEAMS HITS THE LAST CUP OUT OF THE ORGINAL 8 CUPS, THEN THE OTHER TEAM GETS THEIR REBUTTAL SHOTS. BOTH OF THOSE TEAM MEMBERS SHOOT UNTIL THEY MISS. IF THE REBUTTING TEAM ELIMINATE ALL CUPS, THE OVERTIME STARTS.

OVERTIME——OVERTIME WILL BE 3 CUPS, PLACE IN ANY ARRANGEMENT EACH TEAM WANTS. NO RE-RACKS IN OVERTIME. DO THIS UNTIL 1 TEAM WINS, REPEAT OVER TIME AS MANY TIMES AS NEEDED.

ELBOW RULE——YOUR ELBOW MUST STAY BEHIND THE BACK LINE OF THE TABLE. DON’T BE A JERK, KEEP YOUR ELBOW BEHIND THE LINE. ANY DISPUTE SHOULD BE HANDLED BY PLAYERS, IF IT CANT BE SOLVED INFORM ANTHONY AND HE WILL MAKE A RULING. IF NO DECISION CAN BE MADE, A REDO OF THE SHOOT WILL HAPPENS. REPEATED VIOLATIONS WILL GET YOUR TEAM AN AUTOMATIC LOSE OF GAME

NO REBUTTAL RULE—-REASONS WHY THERE COULD BE NO REBUTTAL ON SOME GAMES….

-TEAM MEMBERS BOTH HIT THE SAME LAST CUP ON TABLE

-TEAM MEMBERS HIT SAME CUP WITH 3 OR LESS CUPS ON TABLE

THIS IS BECAUSE THE SHOOTING TEAM SHOULD GET BALLS BACK DUE TO THESE SHOTS, BUT SINCE THERE WOULD BE NO CUPS TO SHOOT AT BECAUSE THEY DOUBLE CUPPED YA. THEN IT IS GAME, SET, MATCH!!!

ADJUSTING CUPS DURING GAME—–PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO ADJUST CUPS BACK TO ORGINAL FORMATION AFTER OR BEFORE THE OTHER TEAM SHOOTS. WE ARE A FRIENDLY LEAGUE, AND LINING THE CUPS BACK UP IS WHAT WE DO. PLAYERS MAY ALSO PUSH CUPS BACK OF THE EDGE OF TABLE IF ANY PART OF THE CUP IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. THIS MAY BE INBETWEEN OPPOSING PLAYERS SHOTS.

HEATING UP RULE—-IF THE SAME PLAYER HITS 2 SHOTS IN A ROW, THEN THEY MUST CALL OUT “HEATING UP”, AND IF THEY HIT THEIR NEXT SHOT, THEN THAT PLAYER CAN CONTINUE TO SHOOT UNTIL THEY MISS. THIS IS DONE ASAP AND BEFORE THEIR PARTNER SHOOTS. OPPOSITE TEAM REMOVES CUPS AS THEY ARE HIT.

FOULS—–IF A TEAMS SHOT HITS YOUR HAND OR BODY PRIOR TO TOUCHING ANY CUP, THEN THE VIOLATING TEAM HAS TO DRINK ONE CUP, AND THE SHOOTING TEAM RE-SHOOTS THAT SHOT. YOU CAN BLOCK A BOUNCE SHOT

CUPS FILLED WITH BEER——ALL CUPS MUST HAVE BEER IN THEM, NO WATER. HENCE THE NAME OF THE LEAGUE “BEER PONG LEAGUE”. CUPS CAN NOT BE FILLED FROM A PITCHER YOU ARE DRINKING FROM, MUST BE A FRESH PITCHER BE FAIR ABOUT IT, NO ONE WANTS YOUR WARM HALF DRANK PITCHER!!!!!

OTHER RULES——–NO FINGERING, BLOWING, FANING, ISLANDS, BEHIND THE BACK IF BALLS COME BACK SHOT, CROSSING THE EDGE OF THE TABLE FOR A FAKE OUT, OR TOUCHING BALLS IN CUPS!!!!! WE PLAY SEMI-OLD MAN RULES!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE TO FINISH YOUR CUP OF BEER PRIOR TO SHOOTING, OR THAT SHOT DOES NOT COUNT, NO REDO’S.

RULES MAY CHANGE FROM WEEK TO WEEK, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PACE OF PLAY QUICK, AND COMPETITIVE. THIS IS A LEAGUE WE HAVE FUN, AND WILL MAKE SURE IT’S THE BESTEST EVER!!!!