Okay, maybe not quite like beer pong, but just as strangely entertaining. The “we” referred to here, is myself and my pal Dr. Billy, with my boyfriend to “referee” ocassionally. I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated this thing, and I’ll get around to an actual update at some point. But this has to be shared.
We three were just sitting around chatting late last Sunday night, and I absently tossed a ball to Billy. It bounced off the table, and he caught it, of course (because he’s not just a doctor — he’s also kind of a ninja), but not before it sent a small stack of cd’s sliding. What happened next was made simultaneously of both win and lose. It was 2am before we knew it (with both Paul and I needing to be up for work in roughly 6-7 hours).
The equipment:
- A clear, flat surface that you and your opponent can sit on either side of. We used the wooden coffee table in the living room. It’s about 4 feet square. so we had about 6-8 feet between us.
- At least one ball. This is a photo is of what we used. I found them (randomly) at a Borders bookstore, and bought three (because the ball is one of the world’s original kickass toys). More than one makes play a little faster if one gets away from you. I’d recommend rubber for the easiest bounce, and to avoid damaging the playing surface.
- Some cd’s you don’t care about, in an odd number. Conveniently enough, one of the roommates uses old AOL cd’s as coasters, so we were set (and had, in fact, begun play before we even knew it existed).
The idea is that you bounce the ball back and forth across the table in an attempt to knock the cd’s off on your opponent’s side, and the one with the most knock-offs wins. And it’s not as easy as it might sound. Seriously, we did this for at least two hours, and it was hilarously fun/ny the entire time. Also, my arms are still a little sore. O.o And you can still socialize while you play, which is kind awesome. Err…well, between trying to take your opponent’s head off with a fastball, and dodging the curve on their return, I mean. (I apparently have a little bit of a competitive streak. Who knew?)
I’d like to note that the idea of making this a drunk party game is kind of amusing, but I’m pretty sure that would just end in tears. And broken windows. And lamps. And electronics, and anything fragile in any way. So yeah. This is your disclaimer saying don’t be dumb if you want to try this out, and I’m not taking the blame if you break your mom’s best china. :)
Afterward, we did a bit of gamer-geek brainstorming and figured that this can be played with a varying number of people, and in multiple forms. There’s the one-on-one version we played, with multiple cd’s in an odd number. Then the party version of one-on-one, with one cd, and the loser switches out (with optional championship match after initial-round eliminations). And there’s potential for different versions of two on two or free-for-all, as well as the “adult” (i.e., “strip”) edition.
So, uuuh… My birthday’s coming up in May, and I think a RouterBall tourney just might be an awesomely fun way to ring in the big 3-oh. Any challengers? :)