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Other names | Snappa |
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Players | Two vs. two |
Skills | accuracy, hand–eye coordination, reaction time |
Materials required | Plywood table, pint glasses or solo cups, dice |
Alcohol used | Beer |
Beer die, or snappa is a table-based drinking game in which opposing players sit or stand at opposite ends and throw a die over a certain height with the goal of either landing the die in their opponent's cup or having the die hit the table and bounce over the scoring area to the floor. The defending team attempts to catch the die one-handed after it hits the table, but before it touches a non-table surface. The game typically consists of two two-player teams with each of the four players having a designated cup on the table, but can also be played one-vs-one.
The Beer Die League website specified the following rules for the game in February 2014, based on a crowdsourced project and research into the history of the game: [1] [ unreliable source? ]
When played as a drinking game, players are required to take drinks when certain events occur, or fail to occur. Additional drinking game within the game; If a player throws the die where it comes to rest on the table as a six, all four players(2v2) play a game of flip cup. No points are rewarded to the winners and the initial throw must be a legal throw.
The Beer Die League website specifies that the following rules are used: [1]
The standing variant of beer die was originally developed from the drinking game Snappa.[ citation needed ] The variant known as Snappa is played seated, with a chair at each corner of the table. [2]