Rules about specific colors and consequences of stating the wrong color vary from region to region. You ll know soon enough if you and your friend have different rules regarding red Bugs, for example. The same applies when you re watching a movie in which a Punch Buggy appears. And if you ve rented The Love Bug, it is strongly advisable to establish the rules before watching it. Now, there is some controversy in the Punch Buggy world surrounding the new Beetle.
Purists say it doesn t count.
Partly because as the years wear on, seeing a vintage VW Bug becomes less likely and the game intensifies. Although some just won t accept them as real Beetles and therefore disqualify them. It s mostly younger players who say the new Beetle is fair game. They seem to want to punch as many times as they can. How the game started is a mystery.