A boat race (an abbreviation for "beer on a table") is a drinking game in which teams of equal size compete to finish their beverages in order. When the race is started by a referee, the first drinker on each team is permitted to take up their drink and start drinking. The last person from each team to finish their beverage wins that round. In the next round, the remaining drinkers from each team will switch places with new people starting at the opposite end of the table. This continues until only one team is left with an unfinished drink. They are the winners! Boat races can be played in a variety of ways. You can have a free-for-all where anyone can join at any time, or you can limit the number of players per team to avoid unfair advantages. You can also change the length of the race; it can be one minute, three minutes, five minutes, or any other amount of time you want. Finally, you can add rules to the boat race such as how many drinks to start with, how much you can consume during the race, etc.