Flip Cup Drinking Game

Flip Cup is a fun game that is exactly what the name sounds like… you need to flip your cup! This is a great team drinking game that lets you work together while having fun.

To play Flip Cup, start by dividing into two, even teams of players. It’s better to have at least 6 people total, with 8 to 12 being a great number. Each team lines up along the end of a table facing each other.

Everyone should have a plastic cup filled with a small amount of beer. Often, the first line on a red Solo cup is a good amount of beer to start with. Don’t worry, you’ll play plenty of rounds of this, so the beer will start to add up.

To start, the two people at the end of the table on opposite teams will toast their cup and then drink. They will put their cup down on the edge of the table with part of it hanging off. By only using one finger, they will try to flip their cup upside down.

Once they successfully flip their cup, the next person on their team will go until everyone has gone. The first team to complete drinking an flipping all of their cups wins!

Be careful, this can be a very effective game at getting you tipsy. The speed of the game and number of rounds can quickly add up, so don’t be fooled by the small amount of beet at first.

What You Need

Number of Players: 6 or more

• A plastic cup for every player
• Beer (this is usually the easiest alcohol to chug)
• A table (we recommend a plastic one for easy cleaning)

Flip Cup Rules

• Divide your group into two, equal teams and stand on either side of a table facing each other.
• Every play should have a plastic cup with a small amount of beer in it.
• The first player from each team standing at the end of the table will start. They should toast each other and then drink their beer as quickly as possible.
• Once they are done drinking, they put the cup down on the edge of the table with a little hanging over.
• Using only one finger, try to flip the cup upside down so that the lip is face-down. If it does not land upside down or more than one finger is used, reset the cup and continue flipping until it lands upside down.
• Once the first play flips their cup successfully, the second person on their team can go. They will drink and then attempt to flip their cup.
• Continue this down the line until all team members have successfully flipped their cups. The first team done is the winner!
• For the next round, rotate the entire team forward so that the players that went first last time are now going last.

Flip Cup Variation: Flip Pong

A great variation of the traditional Flip Cup game is to turn it into Flip Pong. This is the same thing as Flip Cup but first you start by playing a round of beer pong.

Start with three red plastic cups in a triangle at each end of the table. A player from each team takes turns shooting pong at the cups across the table from them. As soon as the first person sinks a shot, they drink from their cup and then flip. This transitions to normal flip cup where each team member races to flip their cup.

If the team that got their pong ball into a cup also wins the flip cup race, the plastic cup is removed from their opponent’s pong triangle. If the team loses, the cup stays and their opponents have successfully defended. Continue playing until one team has made all three pong shots and won the flip cup race.