Caps (drinking game)
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Caps is a drinking game that involves throwing bottle cap
s, into plastic cups (North America and North Europe), or at other bottle caps balanced on open beer bottles (France).
Four players split into two teams, and each sit anywhere from 8 to 16 feet apart or as space allows, with a pint glass filled with beer or water directly in between each couple. Both teams take turns throwing caps into their opponents' cup. Each time a team makes a shot, the other team gets a chance to "rebut" or "cancel" by making a shot. If no rebuttal is made, the team that made the original shot gets a point while the other team drinks their beer. However, if a rebuttal is made, the team who originally made the shot tries to make a rebuttal as well. This can go on for as long as it takes, depending on the skill of the players. When a rebuttal shot is finally missed, that team drinks their beer and a point may be awarded to the team that made the last successful shot. The game then continues with both teams taking turns shooting. The first team to a baker's dozen with at least a two point lead wins.
Variations exist on the distance between cups (distances between 20 feet and 8 feet 10 inches have been reported), the amount of beer a team has to drink for failing to match a cap, the number of points needed to win the game (although having to win by two points is usually a requirement), the type of cups used (a large group of caps players in Bowling Green, OH used short 16 oz. tumblers almost exclusively), the location a player must sit and even the projectile thrown into the cups (a large area in the Midwest sometimes chooses to use quarters but still call the game caps).
Bottle cap
Bottle caps are a type of closure used to seal the openings of bottles of many types. They can be small circular pieces of metal, usually steel, with plastic backings, and for plastic bottles a plastic cap is used instead. A bottle cap is typically colorfully decorated with the logo of the brand...
s, into plastic cups (North America and North Europe), or at other bottle caps balanced on open beer bottles (France).
Four players split into two teams, and each sit anywhere from 8 to 16 feet apart or as space allows, with a pint glass filled with beer or water directly in between each couple. Both teams take turns throwing caps into their opponents' cup. Each time a team makes a shot, the other team gets a chance to "rebut" or "cancel" by making a shot. If no rebuttal is made, the team that made the original shot gets a point while the other team drinks their beer. However, if a rebuttal is made, the team who originally made the shot tries to make a rebuttal as well. This can go on for as long as it takes, depending on the skill of the players. When a rebuttal shot is finally missed, that team drinks their beer and a point may be awarded to the team that made the last successful shot. The game then continues with both teams taking turns shooting. The first team to a baker's dozen with at least a two point lead wins.
Variations exist on the distance between cups (distances between 20 feet and 8 feet 10 inches have been reported), the amount of beer a team has to drink for failing to match a cap, the number of points needed to win the game (although having to win by two points is usually a requirement), the type of cups used (a large group of caps players in Bowling Green, OH used short 16 oz. tumblers almost exclusively), the location a player must sit and even the projectile thrown into the cups (a large area in the Midwest sometimes chooses to use quarters but still call the game caps).