Andorra

Set up 10 into two sets of 5, as pictured. Both opposition players cannot shoot for the same set until one of the sets has been completely removed. Each side can only be re-racked separately, and only when the set 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, the remaining opponent shoots all for their team.

Canada

Set up four water (Great Lake) 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. You may change the location of the Great Lakes 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. All abilities are then void, and the rest of the game continues as normal beer pong. Before you 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 a smaller vertical line 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. 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 additional are sunk, the opposition can pour it into one , but if that gets full they must then hold two. If you lose, and the opposition is still holding cups, you must drink them.

Cuba

For the next 3 turns (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 may still activate their ability to gain extra . Cannot be used to end the game.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

At the start of your turn, fill any 2 / as much as you want.

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 may 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 s / s on the table and split them evenly between the two teams (except special cups). For an uneven split, you decide. Both teams then set up their cups following any setup limitations as best they can. For other country abilities, this counts as if a re-rack has occurred.

Finland

Any time the opposition shoots and their bounces off a , you can attempt to catch it one-handed. If successful, ditch the at the opposition. If the hits an opposition player before hitting the ground, they lose a of your choice. The throw must be done in one swift motion; any delay voids the ability.

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. The opposition has 3 turns to sink it. At the end of each of their turns, you move the closer to the centre. 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.

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. However, if it lands in another , the opponent re-shoots that . One use per turn.

Indonesia

Choose (and declare) 3 to be counterfeit. If a counterfeit is sunk or removed, it becomes a normal (effectively having 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 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 before Rome can be sunk. You cannot be re-racked.

Kazakhstan

Every third turn, you receive an extra 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 lands all the on their turn, you must choose 1 to trigger a grenade. All other are then void. Bounce shots, rim shots, or other abilities do not remove extra . Balls back is not triggered. Ability is void when you have 4 or less and cannot be used to end the game.

Madagascar

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

Malawi

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

Mexico

Every third turn, you may shoot 1 bounce shot that cannot be blocked until the ball has bounced twice. If the opposition does block it, they must drink 2 of your choice. You must tell the opposition which will be a bounce shot prior to shooting, otherwise the shot 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 and draw one 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, then take your normal turn. Cannot be used to end the game.

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 lands in an adjacent , the scam is 'revealed' and the ability becomes void. 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 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 inward to remove gaps. After 2 shuffles or when you have 5 or fewer , 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.

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.

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 them, but a maximum of 2 can be placed in a horizontal row. You can only be re-racked at 5 , into an island of 3 and an island of 2 following the same spacing.

Poland

Move a next to a . This remains as the opposition's, and must be sunk for Poland to win the game. This can be used to trigger balls backs, but not redemption, and cannot 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 earn +1 on their next turn. Ability is void if the touches a or the ground first.

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 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 a 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 . If both are dead, skip your turn. At the end of your turn, you may revive a dead comrade for a shot of vodka.

Singapore

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

Somalia

Set up 12 s in a rectangle, as pictured. Secretly select 5 s to be ‘Pirate Ships’ (a 3-cup ship and a 2-cup ship). 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 is 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 fewer . 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 a and announce it. If your team sinks this on the first shot, remove an additional of your choice from the game (cannot remove special cups). Ability is void if the opposition has 4 or fewer .

Sri Lanka

Set up 10 in a teardrop shape, as pictured, to mimic the shape of Sri Lanka. You can only be re-racked at 7 and 3 .

Sweden

If your team misses all s 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 (must touch a ). If the opposition misses all their shots for the next 3 turns, collect back these 2 , plus 2 of their choice, which then become yours. If the opposition does sink a cup, your lent cups are returned immediately. The opposition cannot sink (or remove) these lent cups. Cannot be used if either team has 4 or fewer 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 s. You have 38 seconds to shoot an unlimited number of times with no defense. Sunk remain 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 s or gain s. A max of 5 can be sunk. Cannot be used to end the game.

Türkiye

At the start of your turn, flip a coin and guess the outcome. If correct: +1 . If incorrect: -1 . This stacks each turn. Maximum 4 per turn, minimum 0.

Ukraine

If the opposition sinks your middle (Chernobyl), they have 2 more turns to call a re-rack. After that, your remaining cannot be re-racked or moved by abilities.

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 or removed on the opposition's previous turn.

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 wins once the Pope Cup has been sunk. Until the Pope Cup is no longer touching any other cup, any shot landing in it is void, and it is unaffected by rim shots, bounce shots, grenades, or other 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.