The brilliant thing about beer pong is that there’s no one way to play it. With each new group of beer pong players , the game evolves to incorporate new rules; and with them, new strategies for winning the game. However, if you find yourself on the losing end of a game of beer pong, we have a few strategies to keep in mind.

1. Maintain the optimal level of “Intoxication”

Beer pong, like most things in life, exists on a curve where drinking is concerned: a couple drinks in, and you’ll get much, much better. A few more after that, and you’re going to get much, much worse. So take stock of how much you’re drinking and do everything you can to stay in what we at Party Pong like to call the “happy place:” when you’re feeling buzzed and confident, not seeing double.

2. Use the correct grip

Believe it or not, the way you grip the beer pong ball does matter. Most beer pong players use a basic overhand grip, but there are several other grips to test out if you find that one isn’t working out for you. You can also try an underhand grip, or an unusual grip some players called the “peace grip”–when you hold the ball between your index and middle fingers, like you’re making a peace sign.

3. Make sure you have a good arc

If the curve on your ball is decent, it’s less likely to bounce back out of the cup. A good arc will also give you more control in your aim.

4. Aim for clusters

This is obvious, but it’s an easy rule to forget during a lively game of beer pong: aim for where there are clusters of cups! Even if you miss your mark, there’s a good chance your ball will land in another cup.

5. Practice makes perfect

Nobody has to know you practice your beer pong throws by lobbing ping pong balls into cups of water when nobody else is around. It’ll be our little secret. So go ahead: buy some custom beer pong balls for good luck and up your game!

Party Pong and Playboy just wrapped up the third and wildly successful Playboy Party Pong Tournament and Party this past Saturday at Sharkeez in Upper Manhattan Beach, California. Playmate, Heather Rae Young posed with teams on the red carpet, making for a dramatic, fun entrance from the start of the beer pong tournament. As team made their way to the beer pong tables in what was an epic first round series, the tournament atmosphere was filled with excitement and nervousness. All 32 teams competing for 2 free custom beer pong tables and 2 tickets to party at the Playboy Mansion, brought their A-games, for sure!  In the end, there was one team left standing and that team was Black & Mild.  Despite an 8 cup deficit in the semi finals, Team Black & Mild managed to battle their way back and advance to the finals where they proved to be the ultimate champions.  It may be cliche, but although the was only one winning team, everyone who attended Saturday’s Playboy Party Pong Beer Pong Tournament was a winner, as they enjoyed at least 2 refreshing beers, a chance to win their own Playboy Party Pong Beer Pong Table, the company of Heather Young, and exciting beer pong action.

February 2010 Playmate of the Month, Heather Rae Young

The third Playboy Party Pong Tournament and Party is scheduled to go down this Saturday, August 27 at 3 p.m. at Baja Sharkeez, located in Upper Manhattan Beach, California.  Luckily for everyone who is attending and competing in the beer pong tournament you will have the privilege and honor of meeting one of Playboy’s sexiest Playmates, Miss Heather Rae Young.  Heather will pose for photos with all of the competing teams and will have the opportunity to showcase her beer pong skills with a friendly game against the Playboy Party Pong Girls.  There are typical beer pong distractions and then there is Heather Young.  Heather Young’s looks may be the best distraction.  Check out the Playboy Beer Pong Table with Heather’s centerfold in the Playboy Beer Pong Tables section of the website.

If you were at the Playboy Party Pong Beer Pong Tournament and Party on July 30th at Cabo Cantina in Los Angeles, you would have seen for yourself how smoking hot Playboy Playmate Alison Waite really is.  Not only is she hot, but she happens to be extremely friendly, outgoing and fun!  After posing with the teams for a quick photograph on the red carpet, Ali couldn’t wait to cheer on the teams competing for their chance to win 2 tickets to a party at the Playboy Mansion.  If you regret not attending this beer pong tournament and party, you have one week to sign up for the Manhattan Beach tournament at Sharkeez on 8/27.

Miss May 2010 - Kassie Lyn Logsdon. Meet and take your picture with her at The Happy Ending Bar on Sat. July 23rd at 12 Noon.

Party Pong is proud to announce that Miss May, Kassie Logsdon, will help represent the future of beer pong.  We have successfully brought together the competitive awesomeness of beer pong and the most beautiful women in the World.  Kassie is from a small town located in the San Bernardino Mountains and quickly went from High School Hottie to a Playboy Playmate.  Apparently they breed super hot ladies out in San Bernardino because it was her high school friend and February 2010 Playmate of the Month, Heather Rae Young, who turned Playboy’s cameras onto the gorgeous Kassie Logsdon.  Saturday, July 23 at The Happy Ending Bar in Hollywood is your chance to meet Kassie.  Beer Pong and Beautiful Women…need we say more??

Incahoots Country/Western Club in San Diego hosts a beer pong tournament every Sunday night. It only costs $10 to play, signups begin at 8:30 PM, and the games start at 9:00 PM. World Series of Beer Pong rules apply, and elimination is based on how many teams come out to play -16 teams: double elimination, 32 teams: single elimination. The prize is a 90% payout divided by how many teams are playing:
16 teams: 1st place 60%, 2nd place 30%
32 teams: 1st place 50%, 2nd place 25%, 3rd place 15%

Also on Sundays, Peabody’s in Tampa hosts a beer pong tournament. It costs $10/person or $20/team to play, and the first round starts at 11 PM. First place wins $100-$150, and second place gets a $50 bar tab.

In Vegas, McFadden’s at The Rio hosts a beer pong tournament every Thursday night. Signups start at 9:30 PM, and the games kick off at 10:45 PM. There’s open play until the first round starts. There are two options to buy into the tournament:
Option 1: Pay $10/team and get a free pitcher. Every pitcher afterwards is $5.
Option 2: Pay $20/team for all-you-can-drink domestic drafts.
The winning team receives a cash prize and can come back the next week for free.

Want to host a beer pong tournament of your own? Check out our Bar and Club specials. Party Pong offers bar/club entertainment packages that’ll get you everything you need to play and host a beer pong tournament in no time!