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If you have been paying attention you would have known we have told you about a number of applications and accessories for the Apple iPhone that are tailgating related. Some of the apps to date include the iBeer, Beer Pong Challenge, Last Call, iBreath, Pour 1 Out and Tailgate Games. Now comes an iPhone app that is for the beer pong playing statisticians out there, the PongTracker iPhone application.

Let’s face it, if you want to be the best beer pong player in the tailgating lots, you need to know how to improve your shot selection and technique. Keeping track of your beer pong statistics on your iPhone or iPod Touch no matter how many games you play is the key to beer pong domination. Kind of like the MLB at Bat iPhone app I learned about from Sports Illustrated Extra Mustard Hot Clicks and Joe Sports Fan, instead of tracking the on-base percentage of Kurt Suzuki this iPhone app tracks your shooting percentage in a beer pong/beirut game. This application interacts with the host website pongtracker.com so that you can see your averages over multiple games. Features of this app include:

• Easy-to-use graphical interface
• Track both singles and team games
• Play multiple games for a series or just track a single game
• Play 6, 10, or 12 cup games
• Interactive cup display to see what cup was hit in the formation
• Easily add players on the go through the “add user” feature
• Create leagues or tournaments through the website and use the application to track statistics throughout an entire tournament or season.
• Save games and come back to finish playing them later
• Supports offline play - upload games and statistics when a network connection is available

The PongTracker iPhone application is compatible with iPhone or iPod Touch and requires iPhone 2.2 software update or higher. You can download the PongTracker iPhone App directly from the iTunes App Store HERE.

Since October 2007 we have been singing the praises of the Port-o-Pong inflatable beer pong table. Why else would we offer them for sale unless they were the perfect way to play beer pong while tailgating?

Now we are happy to announce that the design of the Port-o-Pong Beer Pong Tables has been changed for the better. The Port-o-Pong Pro design now includes a cup holder on both ends of the beer pong raft for a wash cup . Also, in addition to the classic blue color there is now the the option of your Port-o-Pong coming in the color Pink. Check out some of the photos to see the new design and the newest color option.

Although the product has improved, the price has remained the same.  You can get your own Port-o-Pong inflatable beer pong table (classic blue or pink) for $49.99 plus shipping. (Expedited shipping options are available.) Standard ground shipping is $10.99, 2nd Day shipping is $35.50 and Next Day shipping costs $44.50.

The Port-o-Pong is not intended as a flotation device and should not be used as a life saving device. Please know your limit and drink responsibly. Most importantly, please do not drink and drive.

Image by prawnpie via Flickr

It was Friday night and to beat evening rush hour traffic we got down to the stadium a bit too early. In short we had too much free time, no “true” tailgating games, plenty of beer and food, and a sheet of paper.

Think way, way, way back to your school days.  Remember sitting in study hall, or at the lunch table, or maybe even sitting at your desk when there was a substitute teacher.

You reached for your three ring binder, ripped out a piece of paper, and then started your folding.  In less than a minute you were all set for a game of paper football.  First one to 42 wins…as long as no one first loses an eye on a botched FG attempt.

Oh to be a kid all over again.

Well Friday night my buddy and I were kids…drunk kids.  Two drunk guys playing paper football.  And since we are now out of school and of the legal drinking age the game of paper football became a lot more fun (from what we remember!).

We cleared off the table holding our grub and beers and started the folding.

Some of our rules (don’t hesitate to modify)

• Football goes off the table, you drink.
• Score a touchdown, your opponent drinks (amount of drinking depends on the score; 1st TD equals 7 seconds, 2nd TD equals 14 seconds, etc…).
• Nail a FG that also happens to hit your opponent on the head, your opponent chugs an entire beer.
• Hot lady walks by in your favorite players’ t-shirt jersey, you both drink (yeah, this is a random one)

True this may not sound like the best tailgating game…but we did draw a crowd to our game and actually got a mini- tournament going with some other tailgaters.

Sometimes you just gotta think outside the box for some extra tailgating fun.  And a piece of paper is a heck of a lot cheaper than some of the tailgating games currently on the market!

If you are on the fence about getting a Port-o-Pong inflatable beer pong table, take a peek at this video to see the features and versatility it offers.

The game of beer pong and tailgating are becoming quite a couple lately. I think I read somewhere (I think it was in Tailgater Monthly if I recall correctly) that beer pong is the No. 2 most popular tailgating game, second only to cornhole. So with the growing popularity of the tailgating game it stands to reason there would be an number of companies out there vying for a piece of the beer pong pie. How can you recognize which one is the best for tailgating and not just getting hammered in your uncle’s basement? You turn to us, the tailgating experts, to show you the best on the market.

I recently discovered EZPong Beer Pong tables and found them to be ideal for tailgating. If you are the type of beer pong player that prefers a hard surface beer pong table, EZPong is by far and away the tailgater’s beer pong table.

Like most of the other aluminum portable beer pong tables, EZPong beer pong tables are sturdy, includes a 8′x2′ playing surface and weighs about 22 pounds. So what makes it the ideal tailgating hard top beer pong table? As you can see from the above photo, three main attributes make it the best beer pong table for tailgating specifically.

Start with the way it folds and stows away. Most eight foot beer pong tables fold in half. That means you need to budget for something 4′x2′ to be taking up space in your tailgating vehicle. EZPong Beer Pong tables fold into a 2′x2′ portable case with high quality carrying handles. Less space taken up in your car on the way there leaves more room for more important stuff like, um, let me think….. BEER!

The second feature that I like about this beer pong table is the ping pong ball holder. How many times have you broken out the beer pong table while tailgating and then found out you forgot your box or bag that holds your spare ping pong balls. Kind of hard to play beer pong using rocks and pebbles you find in the parking lot. With the convenient ball holder attached to the bottom of the table, you’ll never worry if you were the one responsible for bringing the beer pong balls. They travel with the table and it holds up to six ping pong balls. That’s more than enough even if you are playing with someone with the worst aim in the world.

The third feature that sets the EZPong Beer Pong table apart from the others is the built-in stainless steel bottle cap opener. No more running around and seeing if someone has a bottle opener on their key chain when it comes time to refill or start a new game. Also, make sure to set up your beer pong table with the bottle opener side pointed at the hot girls tailgating next to you. That way they will notice it and hopefully will come over the next time they need a bottle opened.

EZPong Beer Pong table colors and styles currently include Tribal Blue and Tribal Grey. Both styles retail for $129.99 with UPS Ground shipping to the Continental United States included. Two new designs are scheduled to be released later this month and we will update you on what those designs are once they are released. Get your own EZPong Beer Pong Table directly from TailgatingIdeas for $129.99. Grab an EZPong Beer Pong table along with a N-Ice Rack and you are in store for some serious beer pong just in time for the long summer of tailgating.

If you are wagering $150 on a game of tailgating flip cup you either

A) have waaaaaay too much money and you should send me some

or

B) have a serious gambling problem.

Anyone else notice that the white girl talking trash on how the game was not even close was the weakest link on the winning team?

Memo to future flip cup players: If you are going to talk smack on how much your team dominates, you better be the one nailing your cup in one flip attempt, not three. I’m just saying.