GAME RULES

Free Play Rules

(These change slightly for tournament play)
  1. All players must play with a drink in hand.
  2. Shots (min 15% alcohol) are taken at 4 point intervals, the opposing team must do a shot at point levels 4,8,12 (potentially at 16 if rule 7 increases the limit) and when beaten.
  3. To win your team must score 15 points. For quicker game, score to 7 points. (see rule 7)
  4. If you win a rally in which your opposition served, you win back the service rights.
  5. Only the serving side can add a point to its score.
  6. You score a point when your opponent could not return the shuttle or the shuttle he/she returns fall out of bounds.
  7. Must win by at least 2 points. In the event that the game is tied 14/14 the limit is raised to 17 points to win, this number increase by 2 as many times as the tie may occur.
  8. All serves must be cross-court.

Tournament Play Rules

  1. All players must play with a drink in hand. For drinking players, in the first game of the match, your drink must be alcoholic*
  2. !2 Shots (min 15% alcohol) are taken at the beginning of a match. After each game in the match, the losing team takes 1 shot.**
  3. !Drinking players with non-drinking partners must take their partner's shots. However, these extra shots are not required to meet the 15% alcohol minimum.
  4. If you finish your drink during a game, you are allowed to play the rest of that game without one in your hand. You must have a drink in hand at the beginning of every game. You may request someone off court to retrieve you a new drink if you have finished yours.
  5. To win a game your team must score 15 points. For quicker games, score to 7 points. (See Rule 7)
  6. If you win a rally in which the opposition served, you win back the service rights.
  7. Only the serving side can add a point to its score.
  8. Must win a game by at least 2 points. In the event that the game is tied 14/14 the limit is raised to 16 points to win, this number increase by 1 as many times as the tie may occur.
  9. You score a point when your opponent could not return the shuttle or the shuttle he/she returns fall out of bounds.
  10. All serves must be cross-court.
  11. In tournament play games are a best of 3 match***.
  12. Players must switch sides at the end of every game. Once either team receives 8 points in the 3rd game of a match, players must switch sides.
  13. No Smoking on the Court.

Rules are not set in stone yet so all suggestions welcome. Remember drunk people will be playing so try to keep it simple.


*Can be overruled by a referee if you are already exceedingly drunk.

**!As games progress and people get increasingly drunk, shots can be waived at the referee's discretion.
***This can be overruled if the referee determines that the game is lasting an exceedingly long time, due to drunken attention span.