Country List

Andorra

Set up 10 into two islands of 5, as pictured. Both opposition players cannot shoot for the same island until one of the islands has been completely removed. Each island can only be re-racked separately, and only when the island has 3 .

Antarctica

Make an opponent spin around in a circle 10 times before they shoot their . The opponent must shoot within 3 seconds or they are spun another 10 times.

Australia

After sinking a , move 1 elsewhere on the table. This then cannot be moved by another country ability and is ignored for re-racks.

Belgium

Set up a deck of cards containing only a K, Q, J and an A. At the end of your turn, draw a card. If you draw a K, the opposition receives -1 on their next turn. Anything else, nothing changes. Shuffle the deck after each turn.

Benin

On the opposition's next turn, they must sink a . If they do, nothing changes. If they don't, return a to the game.

Bhutan

At the start of your turn, both Bhutanese players flip a cup. If both successful, you gain +1 on your turn. If neither of you are successful, -1 .

Brazil

Choose an opponent to remove from the game. That player cannot participate until their teammate has successfully sunk 2 . Can only be used if both sides have at least 4 / remaining. While an opponent has been removed from the game, the remaining opponent shoots all on behalf of their team.

Cambodia

Set up 9 into a 3 by 3 grid, as pictured. Secretly select 3 to be mines. If the opposition sinks (or removes) a mine, they lose the rest of the on their turn and their next turn. You cannot be re-racked.

Canada

Set up 4 Great Lake (water) cups next to your . If the opposition sinks a Great Lake, you receive +2 on your next turn. Great Lakes are not removed when sunk, and you may change their location each time you are re-racked. Grenades and rim shots can trigger this ability, but you cannot choose Great Lakes as collateral for bounce shots.

Chad

At the end of your turn, swap sides with the opposition. You must have the same or more cups than your opponent before the swap. All abilities are then void, and the rest of the game continues as normal beer pong (including normal re-racks). It is now your turn. Before the swap, you cannot sink your own cups under any circumstances.

Chile

Set up 14 in a vertical line, as pictured. You can be only re-racked into smaller vertical rows at 6 and at 3 .

China

Your empty can be used to create a Great Wall. This wall can be maximum 2 tall, and must be at least 2 cup-lengths in front of your . You can only build (or rebuild) the Great Wall at the start of your turn.

Colombia

All your for this turn, and your next turn, are worth double. Your following turn is then skipped. Grenades are not doubled, but trick shots, rim shots, bounce shots, and any shots during balls back are doubled. Cannot be used to end the game.

Croatia

You choose when your opposition drinks. If you sink a , you can make the opposition hold onto it indefinitely. If you sink another , they can pour it into the cup they are holding:, but if that gets full they must hold two. However, if you lose the game, and the opposition is still holding these cup/s, you must drink them.

Cuba

For the next 3 turns (i.e., yours, the opposition's, then yours), all count as grenades (if they go in). For these 3 turns, neither team gains additional from rebound shots or balls back, and bounce shots and rim shots do not remove additional . The opposition's ability could still grant either team extra . Cannot be used to end the game.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

At the start of your turn, choose any 2 cups on the table to fill up as much as you want with water.

Ecuador

You start with 4 additional . Set up these in the middle of the table, as pictured, to represent the Galápagos Islands. As normal, you can only be re-racked on triangle numbers (3, 6, and 10 ).

Egypt

You cannot call re-racks. However, at the start of your turn, you can move a into a different (empty) space in the opposition's initial setup. You cannot move special cups.

Equatorial Guinea

Place 6 water cups in the centre of the table, as pictured. If either team sinks a water cup, do not remove it, and remove 1 of your choice from the game. After 3 uses, or when the opposition has 3 or less , remove all 6 water cups from the game.

Ethiopia

The opposition must choose 1 to donate. Place it adjacent to any of your . This cup is now yours. Cannot be used if the opposition has 2 or less , and cannot be used to take special cups. As a drawback, you must start the game with 8 . You choose which 8 out of the normal 10.

Falkland Islands

Count up all / on the table and split them evenly between the two teams. For an uneven split, you decide where the extra cup goes. Special cups must remain with their respective team. Both teams then set up their cups as far back as possible, following any setup restrictions. For other country abilities, this counts as if a re-rack has occurred.

Finland

Any time the opposition shoots and their bounces off the rim of a , you can attempt to catch it one-handed. If successful, ditch the at the opposition. If you hit an opposition player on the full, they lose a of your choice. You must throw the within 5 seconds, and your hips must be behind your side of the table. Cannot be used to remove special cups or end the game.

Germany

Activate at any point during your turn to gain +2 . However, you must drink any you sink (or have sunk) this turn. Cannot be used if the opposition only has 1 remaining.

Greece

Refill an empty and place it in a corner on your side of the table. The opposition has 3 turns to sink it. At the end of their first turn, move the halfway towards the centre of the table. At the end of their second turn, move the to the centre of the table. If it is not sunk by the end of their third turn, they must drink it and remove 2 of their choice. The Trojan Horse does not need to be sunk to win. Cannot be used to end the game.

Greenland

Set up 11 in a circle, and 1 more in the middle, as pictured. If this middle is sunk (or removed), you must drink it, plus 2 more of the opposition's choice. You can only be re-racked at 5 into a hollow circle (see country page).

Hungary

Set up 12 in 2 triangles of 6, as pictured, separated by 1 cup-length. The opposition can only re-rack each triangle, separately, at 3 .

Iceland

If the opposition sinks a , you can attempt to blow the out of the with one breath (after it stops spinning). If the leaves the , the shot is void and you do not remove the cup. However, if it lands in another , the opponent re-shoots that . One use per turn. Cannot be used on your last cup.

India

For each 'no ball' your opposition bowls (i.e., they shoot an airball), you receive +1 on your next turn.

Indonesia

Choose (and declare) 3 to be counterfeit. If a counterfeit is sunk (or removed), it becomes a normal (basically, it has two lives). The ability can be triggered by an adjacent grenade, and can be chosen as collateral from a bounce shot.

Ireland

Any trick shots you sink count as grenades, including trick shots dictated by other country abilities, rebound shots, or simply attempting one on your turn.

Italy

Set up a central 'Rome' and 9 other in 3 paths leading to Rome, as pictured. The opposition must sink all 9 path , in any order, before Rome can be sunk. You cannot be re-racked.

Kazakhstan

Every third turn, you receive +1 that must be a celebrity shot. If no celebrities are available (10 second timer), the ability is void.

Kenya

Set up 21 in a triangle, as pictured. If the opposition sinks all their on their turn in , you must choose 1 to trigger a grenade. All other are then void. If this ability is triggered, do not remove any additional (e.g., from bounce shots, rim shots, or other country abilities), and balls back is not triggered. Ability is void when you have 4 or less . Cannot be used to end the game.

Kiribati

Set up 12 in four triangles of 3, as pictured. The triangles should be 3 cup-lengths from their neighbours. You cannot be re-racked.

Liechtenstein

If you sink an , you receive +1 on your next turn. This must be a celebrity shot. This celebrity shot cannot trigger the next activation of this ability.

Madagascar

Set up 2 additional anywhere on the table. At the start of your turn, you can move these to a different location on the table. These 2 are ignored for re-racks. Quoting the Madagascar films is heavily encouraged.

Malawi

Set up 11 and 4 water cups, as pictured, to represent the shape of Malawi. If the opposition sinks a water cup, all on that turn are void. Water cups are not removed after they are sunk. You can only be re-racked at 6 , and the opposition chooses how it is re-racked (see country page).

Mali

At the start of your turn, move a to the opposition's side of the table. It must be placed in an empty spot of the opposition's setup. If you sink this , it counts as a grenade. If the opposition sinks this first, they must drink it and the is removed from the game. However, you may now reactivate this ability on a later turn. Cannot be used to remove special cups or end the game.

Mexico

Every third turn, you may shoot 1 bounce shot that cannot be blocked until the has bounced twice. If the opposition blocks it beforehand, they must drink 2 of your choice. You must declare which will be a bounce shot prior to shooting, otherwise the is void.

Monaco

At the end of your turn, predict how many the opposition will sink on their turn. If correct, +1 on your next turn. If incorrect, -1 . You can guess any feasible number (including zero). Ability is void once the opposition has 3 or less .

Mongolia

Set up a deck of cards containing a ♣, ♦, ♥, and ♠. At the start of your turn, shuffle the deck and draw a card. If you draw a ♥: +1 . If you draw a ♣: skip your turn. ♦ or ♠: no changes. If a Heart is drawn twice (or more) in a row, instead of +1 , remove a of your choice, and then take your normal turn. Cannot be used to remove special cups or end the game.

Namibia

Set up 12 into a triangle of 6 and three islands of 2, as pictured. You can only be re-racked at 7 and at 3 (see country page).

Nigeria

Your centre is a scam. If the opposition lands a in this scam, remove a of your choice and do not remove the scam . If a sinks an adjacent , the scam is 'revealed' and the ability is removed. If the opposition lands a rim shot, bounce shot, or grenade in a scam, remove 2 instead. If you are re-racked, you can choose (and declare) a new to be a scam. Cannot be used to remove special cups or end the game.

North Macedonia

Set up 10 in 2 horizontal rows of 5, as pictured. The 3 middle in the back row cannot initially be sunk. When a front row is sunk, the back row moves forward. If both in a column are sunk, the formation shuffles together to remove gaps. After 2 shuffles or when you have 5 or less , the ability is void and you must remove all but 3 from the game.

Norway

-1 , but remove a of your choice and drink it. Cannot be used to remove special cups or end the game.

Panama

Set up 10 in two vertical rows, as pictured. Each horizontal pair of cups represents a lock in the canal. At the start of each of your turns, you may choose to 'close' (push inwards) or 'open' (reset into starting position) any number of locks. You do not need to have both cups in the lock to open or close it. You cannot be re-racked.

Paraguay

Set up 12 in a hollow square, and 1 more in the middle, as pictured. You can only be re-racked at 9 and at 4 into squares (see country page).

Peru

At the start of your turn, you may place any of your empty upside down on top of or . If an empty cup is knocked off by a , it is removed from the game.

Philippines

Set up 10 into four islands of 3, 3, 2, and 2. You choose where to place these islands, but a maximum of 2 can be placed in any horizontal row. You can only be re-racked at 5 , into an island of 3 and an island of 2 following the same spacing requirements.

Poland

Move a next to your . This remains as the opposition's, and must be sunk for Poland to win the game. You may sink this to trigger balls backs, but it cannot be used for redemption nor can it be the last cup you sink to win. Cannot be activated if the opposition has 3 or less .

Portugal

Any time the opposition shoots and the hits you or your teammate, that player can fall to the floor and they will be awarded +1 on their next turn. Ability is void if the touches a or the ground prior to touching a player.

Romania

Place 2 'castle' anywhere on the table and a 'vampire' adjacent to each castle. Until both vampires are sunk (or removed), the opposition can only sink (or remove) 1 per turn. A vampire can be removed by sinking the vampire (stake through the heart), or the adjacent castle (exposure to sunlight). Vampires/castles cannot be moved, are not included in re-racks, and do not need to be sunk to win the game.

Russia

At the start of your turn, you (or your teammate) must roll a die. If you roll a 6, you are removed from the game for 4 turns. If you roll anything else, +1 . If a comrade is dead, you do not get the bonus +1 , but must still roll the die. If both comrades are dead, skip your turn. At the end of your turn, you may revive a dead comrade for a shot of vodka.

Saint Helena

At the end of your turn, select an opponent. If that player does not sink a / on their next turn, they must skip their next 2 turns. The remaining opponent shoots all on behalf of their team.

Serbia

At the start of the game, remove one of your players from the game and stack all of your team’s onto the remaining player. On your next turn, alternate the player that is removed from the game. Ability is void when the opposition has 3 or less .

Singapore

If, on your turn, all of your team's manage to touch the ground, the opposition receives a penalty for littering: -1 on their next turn.

Somalia

Set up 12 in a rectangle, as pictured. Secretly select 5 to be ‘Pirate Ships’ (a 3-cup ship and a 2-cup ship). The cups within a ship must be adjacent (not diagonal). When a Pirate Ship is sunk, you must tell the opposition at the end of their turn whether it was a 'hit' or if the entire ship has been removed. When all Pirate Ships have been sunk (or removed), you lose. You cannot be re-racked. Pirate voices are heavily encouraged.

South Africa

Your 3 corner are protected and cannot be sunk until you have been re-racked, or have 5 or less . At this point, they become normal . While protected, these corner cannot be affected by any other abilities, rim shots, bounce shots, trick shots, or grenades.

South Korea

At the start of your turn, choose (and declare) a . If your team sinks this with the first of your turn, remove an additional of your choice from the game. Cannot be used to remove special cups or end the game. Ability is void if the opposition has 4 or less .

Sri Lanka

Set up 10 in a teardrop shape, as pictured, to represent the shape of Sri Lanka. You can only be re-racked at 7 and at 3 (see country page).

Sweden

If your team misses all for three turns in a row, the first on your next turn counts as a grenade (if it goes in). If you miss this grenade, the ability resets.

Switzerland

At the start of your turn, "lend" 2 to the opposition. They choose where to place them, but they must touch a . If the opposition misses all their shots for the next 3 turns, collect back these 2 , plus 2 of the opposition's choice, which now become your . If the opposition does sink a cup, your lent cups are returned immediately. The opposition cannot sink (or remove) the lent cups while on their side of the table. Cannot be used if either team has 4 or less cups, nor to end the game.

Taiwan

Your empty can be used to block the opposition’s by flipping it off the table’s edge. You can flip any number of empty at once, but cannot re-flip the same on the same turn. If you block a with an empty , remove every that was flipped for that shot.

Tanzania

Use your ability instead of taking your turn. One of your players will shoot, and the other will return . You will have 8 balls and 38 seconds to shoot an unlimited number of times with no defence from the opposition. Sunk remain in place until the ability ends, at which point they are removed. Bounce shots, rim shots, trick shots, balls back, and grenades are ignored, and no other country abilities can remove or gain . A max of 5 can be sunk. Cannot be used to end the game.

Tonga

Your opposition receives -1 (minimum 1) during redemption. You receive +1 during redemption.

Türkiye

At the start of your turn, flip a coin and guess the outcome. If you are correct: +1 . If incorrect: -1 . This effect stacks each turn. Your maximum number of per turn is 4, and the minimum is zero (i.e., skip your turn).

Turkmenistan

At the start of your turn, choose (and declare) one of your . You receive +1 per turn until that is sunk. This cannot be moved or removed by other country abilities.

Tuvalu

Set up 13 in four islands of 3, plus 1 additional in the centre, as pictured. You can only be re-racked at 7 (see country page).

Ukraine

If the opposition sinks your middle (Chernobyl), all remaining cannot be re-racked or moved by other country abilities. Your cups can still be removed, however.

United Arab Emirates

You may ignore the 'elbows behind the table' rule for 1 each turn. However, both shoulders must still be behind the table.

United States of America

At the start of your turn, refill and replace all that were sunk and/or removed during the opposition's previous turn.

Uzbekistan

Set up 17 , as pictured. If any of your 5 middle 'landlocked' are sunk (or removed), you must remove an additional of your choice. You can only be re-racked at 6 and at 3 . If you are re-racked, can choose where to place any remaining landlocked , but must declare where they are. Landlocked cups cannot be used to end the game.

Vanuatu

Choose a teammate. Instead of shooting normally, they shoot 4 at once. All 4 must be thrown at the same time, from the same hand, and must be an overarm throw. The remaining player can take their as normal.

Vatican City

Your centre is the 'Pope Cup'. The Pope Cup cannot be sunk until the surrounding 6 have been sunk (or removed). The opposition win once the Pope Cup has been sunk. Until the Pope Cup is not touching any other cup, all that land in the Pope Cup are void and the Pope Cupe is unaffected by rim shots, bounce shots, grenades, and other country abilities.

Vietnam

Set up 8 , as pictured, with 4 in a diamond (Ho Chi Minh) and 4 isolated anywhere on the table (Viet Cong). All Viet Cong must be sunk (or removed) before any Ho Chi Minh can be sunk (or removed). You cannot be re-racked.

Yemen

If you sink the first shot on your turn, you receive +1 . This can be taken at any time on this turn, including after balls back or a grenade has been resolved.