What is Giant Yard Pong you ask⁉️

Giant Yard pong, sometimes called bucket ball, is an outdoor game played by two to eight people. Yard pong is essentially a giant version of beer pong. Instead of setting up solo cups on a ping pong table, sorry guys no beer filled cups this go around, large buckets are set up on the lawn. This game is also known as yard beer pong or giant yard pong. No matter the name, it is a fun backyard game that can be played by people of all ages.

How to play:

Begin your yard pong game by setting up the playing field. Each team arranges six buckets in a pyramid formation made up of three rows. The first row has one cup, the second has two, and the third has three. The opposing bucket pyramids should be as close or as far apart as the player's desire. The closer to each other, the easier it is to sink the balls. 

Start about 10 feet apart and see how that distance works for your players.  Next, decide which team throws first. You can determine through a coin toss or by an eye contact ball sink. In the eye contact method, each team tries to sink a ball in the opponent’s cup first, but they must maintain eye contact. The team that sinks the play first throws first.  From here, teams take turns throwing their ball and attempting to land it in one of the opponent’s buckets. When the ball lands in the bucket, the bucket is then removed from the pyramid. Your goal is to clear all your opponent’s cups before they clear yours. The team that sinks a ball in each one of the opponent’s buckets first wins.

The beauty of yard games is that everyone can make their one rules of the game. There are a few standard rules that most people play by.  The most popular rules center around how the balls are thrown. Balls can either be thrown or lobbed directly into the bucket. Alternatively, the ball can be bounced once on the ground before landing in the bucket. All other throws either do not count or can be intercepted by the team playing defense.  Another common regulation is the re-racking rule. As buckets get removed from play, holes are left between buckets. Each team gets one opportunity throughout the game to rearrange the opposing team’s buckets. They get to choose how the buckets are arranged so they can sink the balls easier.