In front of each teammate is a disposable plastic cup filled with a set amount of beer. The players directly facing are opponents. Two teams of an equal number of players stand on opposite sides of a table, facing one another. Gameplay An animation of the Flip Cup action The original name was called “The Dave Stack Drinking Game”. It was first played in Baltimore, Maryland in May 1980 by Overlea School Students and gained popularity throughout the summer in Ocean City, Maryland.
Ī 2017 survey by the American Addiction Centers found flip cup to be the most quickly intoxicating drinking game played by those surveyed, with participants being able to reach a theoretical blood alcohol content of 0.08, the legal driving limit, within 20 minutes of play. Several flip cup tournaments have been held in the United States. If the cup falls off the table, any player can return said cup to the playing field. Flip cup (also called tip cup, canoe, or taps) is a team-based drinking game where players must, in turn, drain a plastic cup of beer and then 'flip' the cup so that it lands face-down on the table.
