The Beer Snobs Official Beer Bocce Rules

So you like Bocce and have always wondered, how can incorporate drinking into this game? Look no further!

The Atlanta Beer Snobs Rules to Beer Bocce
(as passed on to me through the Chi Phi Fraternity at Georgia Tech)

Equipment Needed:
Bocce Set (Any set will do but for all terrain bocce a cheap set is best)
Dixie Cup
Duct Tape (Always handy to have for when a player throws a ball that lands on a man-hole and cracks in two)
Beer (each player must have a beer in hand during play)

Players:
2-8

Teams:
2 but can be split up other ways.

Field of Play:
Pretty much anywhere with grass or dirt. If a players ball hits a building, concrete, man-hole, sidewalk, street, chair, person, car ect. then that person must pay homage to the bocce gods by taking a generous chug of what ever they are drinking. If a ball is damaged during the game. Player damaging said ball must finish the game with the damaged ball. Player must also play any future games with the same ball (see duct tape above).

Rules:

1. Split players into teams
2. Decide which team will throw the Pepe (jack, pallino, the little target ball) to start.
3. Member from opposite team must "cup" the Pepe. This involves placing a Dixie cup over the top of the Pepe, preferably done in a semi-hilarious manner. In other words, make us laugh.
4. Team who threw the Pepe has the option to have first or last toss.
5. Once order is decided teams alternate throwing the large balls towards the Pepe.
6. If anyone knocks the Dixie cup completely off the Pepe, play is suspended until all players of the opposite team have finished their beer and returned with a full beer.
7. Once all throws have been completed tally the score.
8. A team scores points by having the closest balls to the Pepe. Example: If Team A has the closest ball and Team B has the next closest then Team A scores one point. If A has 2 balls closer than B they score 2 points ect. Only one Team will score points peer Pepe toss. Games are played to 10, 15, 21 points. It doesn't really matter, decide on a ending point when you start.
9. Starting the next round: Player with the ball nearest the Pepe throws the Pepe for the next round, player with the ball farthest from the Pepe has to place the Dixie Cup. If these are the same player than the player from the team that did not point and having the next farthest ball away will cup.

There are the rules. Go pick up a bocce set at Wally World or Target and give it a try at your next tailgate.