Pong 101

The Rules - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Our Beer Pong Rules - Assassin

These are the rules that can change from house to house but are generally considered universal:

Redemption - I've personally never been to a game that didn't have this rule. If one team sinks all of their opponents cups, the opposing team has a chance to "redeem" themselves. Each player hits until he misses. So theoretically if theres 10 cups left during redemption, the first player could sink all 10 and come back. If a team comes back in redemption, both teams go into "overtime". Overtime rules differ a bit from house to house. Usually the rules are 3 cups and no racks.

Game Cup - If you sink your ball into a cup that has beer from the game in it that an opponent is holding, game over..you win!
Again I've never been to a game where this rule wasn't applied, but ya never know.

Hot shots - If a team sinks two cups in one round of throwing, they get the balls back and get to throw again. If a team gets hot shots on the last cup, the game is over with NO redemption.

The Rules Part 4