[troutman]

Cyclone, Aeneas and I played this all the time in my basement. We even wrote up rules. The ball was fair game any time it hit the floor, so whoever could wrestle it away got to serve. We had obstacles too - my Dad had lots of taxidermy in the basement, so there were many injuries.

The basic game involved placing a full mug, one paddle length from the end of the table. If your mug was hit, you had to drink. If the ball went right in the mug, you had to down the whole thing immediately. Goaltending was strictly prohibited.

Played it a few years ago in Tulum, Mexico, and was real hung-over the next day.