Feral Slam Masters: How to Play POGs (and How to Drink With Them)
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Remember POGs?
Those cardboard circles from the 90’s that started playground feuds, ruined friendships, and got banned in schools for being too powerful? Yeah, those.
Well, we brought them back. But now they’re older, louder, and even more unhinged. Which means: yes, you can play the wholesome 90’s way… OR you can turn it into a drinking game and accept your destiny as the chaotic millennial you were always meant to be.
Frankie & Coqui are your new slam masters. Pay attention (or don’t - chaos is the point).
A Brief History
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POGs actually started in Hawaii in the 1920s - kids played with caps from a popular juice brand called POG (pineapple-orange-guava, yum).
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The game blew up in the 1990s, when companies started printing designs on cardboard milk caps. Suddenly every kid had stacks on stacks of collectible pogs.
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Schools banned them because they were “too competitive.” (Translation: kids were getting feral.)
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Today? They’re pure nostalgia gold - and ripe for a feral revival.
How to Play Classic POGs (The 90’s Way)
1. Gather your chaos crew
Best with 2–4 friends, but you can add more if you’re feeling unhinged.
2. Play for keeps (or don’t)
Decide if flipped pogs are yours to keep forever. Warning: this has ended friendships. Proceed with claws out.
3. Stack ‘em up
Each player adds 5–10 pogs to the center pile, face down, to form one glorious tower of cardboard.
4. Decide who slams first
Coin toss, rock-paper-scissors, or let the loudest person go first.
5. Grab your slammer (the heavy disc of destiny):
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Stone-skip grip: Curl it in your index finger, thumb on top - like skipping a rock across water.
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Flat palm grip: Lay it against your fingers, thumb securing it - quick and direct hit.
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Dart grip: Pinch it sideways between thumb and index finger - stylish chaos.
*FSM Pro Tip: No matter the grip, you MUST release the slammer just before it hits the stack. If you’re still holding it when it lands, you’re just assaulting cardboard.
6. Slam it down
Drop that chaos with enough force to flip pogs. Any that land face up are YOURS.
7. Restack & repeat
Keep slamming until the stack is gone.
8. Crown the champ
Whoever ends with the most milk caps wins. If you’re playing “for keeps,” congrats - you just legally robbed your friends.
Variants to spice it up:
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Long-range pogs (slam from a few feet away)
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“Pogs where they fall” (don’t restack between turns)
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“Best of 15” (high-stakes trading for your favorites)
How to Play the FSM Drinking POG Version
Look, we’re adults now. We have jobs, bills, and bad knees. Which means POGs deserve a boozy glow up.
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Follow the rules on the FSM drinking pogs: Yep, we included them. Do what the cardboard tells you.
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House Rule #1: If you slam and don’t flip a single pog? Drink.
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House Rule #2: Make up new rules as you go. It’s chaos, not chess.
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House Rule #3: No arguing about rules. Whoever owns the cat in the room gets final say.
Congratulations, you just invented your new favorite drinking game. You’re welcome.
Final Word
So whether you’re a 90’s baby reliving your slam filled glory days or a chaos loving newbie just now discovering the magic of cardboard circles, one thing’s for sure: POGs are back. And this time, they’re feral.
Get your claws on the FSM Pog Collection Box before it sells out. Slam responsibly.