10 Tailgating Games That Are Absolutely Perfect For Indianapolis

Step up your tailgate experience in Indy. Be sure to have BACARDÍ OAKHEART® and cola in your cup no matter what game you're playing.

1. Indy Tailgate Bingo

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There are some things you'll always see at an Indianapolis tailgate, so why not make a game out of it? Be the first to yell out "BINGO!" as you post up in your part of the parking lot and witness these items pass in front of you,

2. Soldiers' and Sailors' Horseshoes

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Who needs a regular stake in the ground? Indianapolis, up your game of horseshoes by sticking a miniature Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument there instead.

3. Milk Pong

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Milk isn't a bad choice. Get in victory lane and drink the sweet taste of winning, like your favorite race car driver. Fill those red cups with milk before the big game.

4. Stump (With the State Tree of Indiana)

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The Official State Tree of the great state of Indiana is the tulip tree. Bring a stump of this particular tree to the next tailgate and get down with everyone's favorite hammer twirling game.

5. Indy Bat 500

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Bring a little bit of Indianapolis to the game of dizzy bat. Like those famed drivers on the track, you can only turn to your left. Make things harder by outstretching your arms while your head is still on the bat to make it seem like you're driving a car.

6. Hoosier Scavenger Hunt

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Use your social media for more than taking pics of the game. Go head-to-head against your friends in an Indy tailgate scavenger hunt. Whether you're looking for someone eating sweet cream pie in the parking lot, someone still wearing a wristband from a bar in Broadripple, or someone getting to the game by pedicab, be sure to document all items from your scavenger hunt list.

7. Tailgating Combine

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Just like the other famous combine in town, you want to know where you stack up against the rest. Who can unpack their supplies the quickest? Who can grill the fastest burger? Who can put their face paint on the fastest? Learn your rank by setting up an Indy Tailgating Combine at the next game.

8. Pork Loin Eating Competition

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Declare the king of consumption, the prince of the pork loin, or the supreme sandwich inhaler by having an old-fashioned eating contest. The food of course is a delicacy that is very synonymous with Indy: the pork loin sandwich. After this no-holds-barred eating contest, you can for certain crown the tailgate champ.

9. CORNhole

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Show off your marksmanship! Take the beans out of the beanbag and add actual corn (one of Indiana's most prized agricultural products). Same game, just with an Indianapolis flair to it. Now let's see if you can get the cornbag into the cornhole.

10. Foam Brick Ladder Golf

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Take the bricks out of the brickyard. Revamp the classic game of ladder golf with adding some foam bricks to the equation. Let's see if your skills translate while you're tossing some "bricks."

One thing you should find at every tailgate is someone drinking a BACARDÍ OAKHEART® and cola. Make sure you're not the only one in Indy without one.

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