Long associated with college frat parties, beer pong is now mainstream in the United States. Although the game ¡ª which requires a long table, a pair of ping pong balls and several plastic cups, each filled with an inch of beer ¡ª is difficult to talk a Japanese pub owner into replicating, there are several groups in the city that hold beer pong games for newcomers and those bored with simply drinking beer out of a mug.
The aim of the game is to throw the ball into your opponent¡¯s cups, which they must then drink. The side to finish all their cups of beer first is the loser.
For the liveliest games, venture to Saitama, where you can find a beer pong night on the third Saturday of every month at Unchain Farm (1-7-4 Sumiyoshi, Soka, Saitama; 048-924-7654; ). Entrance is ?1,000, including one drink, while a round of beer pong is ?300 per person. Organizer Michael Placido, who co-runs an event information website at , throws these events as a way to meet strangers in his neighborhood.
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