Basket Pong is a hybrid of basketball and the popular drinking game beer pong. Yes I said drinking game but that does not mean drinking is a necessity to play this game. When I received a press release describing this game I actually thought this could be something fun for my boys and husband to play together. Who doesn’t love a little friendly competition. I thought the concept sounded unique and different and wanted to see what it was all about!
The Basket Pong game arrived in a smaller box then I expected. However it was very easy to set up. You must first put the sticker on the backboard. If you are setting up as a full basket ball game you will insert both pieces into the bottom to get the height. The rings that hold the cups simply click into place. Note: You will need to purchase your own cups.
I was surprised to find out the Basket Pong game can be put together different ways to play different games. The description above is a half court game (if you purchase two units you can play full court), you can mount the board to your wall, you can use one tube and play table height, or just use the board and base to play table top (similar to beer pong).
The only thing I thought was strange was the directions on how to play did not come with the game itself. You must go online to find the rules if of course you wish to play by the official rules. I went online myself but honestly the rules were a little hard to understand. So instead a contacted my rep to get a better understanding. Playing half court these are the rules:
Once you have determined the order of players, the first person has two chances to shoot the ball. You can shoot at any cup on the board. There are three possible scenarios.
1. If you are able to make both balls into two separate cups, both cups are removed and the player has two more chances to keep shooting. (This is what you are trying to do!)
2. If the player shoots and makes both balls into the same cup, the cup is removed but their turn is over.
3. If the player shoots and only makes one cup, the cup is removed but their turn is over.
*Each time a cup is made, you remove the cup with the ball from the backboard.
This is how the game continues until all of the cups are removed from the backboard. Whoever has made the most cups is the winner of the game. If there is a tie you have the chance to go into overtime. Use three cups for overtime.
The game can be played like beer pong with drinks in the cup as well, however since I purchased this as a “family” game you can imagine we did not give this a try. I also felt it was a good game to play on the back porch which means the balls often hit the ground. No one wants to drink anything that a dirty ball has made its way into.
The base of the game also converts to become an easy traveling case handle and all so if you want to bring the game to a party or event you can easily dismantle it, pack it up and bring it with you.
Features:
- Portable & lightweight design
- Dedication to our customers
- Nationwide College Circuit Tour
- Unique image, selective sponsors
- Comprehensive promotional strategy
- Job & career opportunities for the ambitious
- Quality assurance
- Organized regional & national tournaments
- Alternate games utilizing Basketpong apparatus
Disclaimer: I received one Basket Pong to review. All opinions are my own. You may read more of my disclosure here.
Tiffany Winner says
looks pretty fun
Heather says
That looks like a great party game!
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
This looks like a great game to play with your kids!
Megan @ That Neat Blog says
This looks so fun, something I would enjoy myself!
Emily @FamilyNLifeLV says
I think that looks like a lot of fun! Your boys seemed to enjoyit!
Mer says
Fun! This looks like a great party game.
Lolo says
Looks like a fun game!
Jennifer says
I’ve never seen anything like this before. I can just see college kids loving this, lol. 😉
kelsey says
This looks like so much fun, I will keep this in mind for when my girls are older.
Theresa says
What a fun game.
Nichol says
I’ll have to let my brother know about this, he’s a beer pong kinda guy;)
Stefani says
That looks like a fun game, especially for the kids.
Rich Hicks says
looks like something to keep the kids amused for a while. Reminds me of beer pong game
Alicia K says
i love new inventions
Gina Brickell says
That sounds like a lot of fun! Something a little different and quite unique!
Meghan @JaMonkey says
That will take beer pong to a whole new level
Wendy T says
When I moved into my condo almost two years ago, my son had a basketball net. Found out they were not allowed. Who’d have thunk it?
It was far too big to be able to store in the garage, so that was the end of that. This game looks very cool because it’s kind of like basketball and looks small enough to be able to store in the garage and pull out when they want to play.
Son’s bday is next month. I’m gonna look at this some more. Thank you!
Jenn @therebelchick says
Now this looks like a super fun game!
Christy says
This looks like something my husband’s family would enjoy.
Brandy says
Hahah. Beer pong to a whole new level. 😉
Helga says
that looks like so much fun!
Jacob says
That’s hilarious! It reminds me of those things we would make as kids to pass the time. Like we would have taped the cups to different spots and assigned different values to each cup, etc. This really looks like a lot of fun for the family and adults when the kids are away
sandra davis says
that looks like something the kids would really enjoy and i right along with them…thanks for the review
Betty Baez says
I love this! & this could work for the adults 😉 also
Sheri says
That looks like a lot of fun!
Joan says
This really looks like a great party game!
Tricia Nightowlmama says
SCORE!! that would be a huge hit here lmao. I have 3 boys that would go nuts for that’
what a great idea
Sarah L says
Looks like fun. I’ve got some of those cups at my house. I think a handy person could easily make one of these.
Jenn says
Sounds like fun!
sandi tzourellas says
Oh my gosh I cant believe I havent seen that living in Texas LOL. That looks FUN!
Elle says
Oh this looks fun for the fabulously short, like me:)
Eileen says
Are you SURE my husband didn’t have a hand in this game? He was a “social director” at college. I know this would be really fun for our family get togethers. There are ALL ages that would play this. Even my 80 year old mom would do this!
Lisa R says
wow, who would have thought solo cups would have gotten this popular. This looks like a fun game to play
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Tammy S says
This looks like so much fun. My kids would love it. Thanks for the post. I had never heard of this. Will have to check it out.
Marcie W. says
Looks like a fun time! I have to admit that I would love to have some adult friends over and incorporate a drinking game with Basket Pong.
Debbie Welchert says
Sounds a bit confusing to me but I bet my grandsons would love playing this game.
Toni says
Okay my boys would LOVE this!!!! Thanks for sharing.
JoeyfromSC says
This looks like so much fun!! I’ve never heard of it lol
My brothers are HUGE basketball fans, so I’ll link them to your review..That is VERY odd that the rules to play didn’t come with it..hmmmm lol
Mellisa says
What a cool game! This is definitely something I could see our family playing together.