bowls a strike<\/a>, the team wins. And if they get free beers, they still win and also get a chance to enjoy the drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVariations of the Beer Frame Rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Many variations of this rule exist in different recreational leagues. For example, in some places, this rule states that if a bowler knocks down all ten pins in the tenth frame, they can re-roll the last frame for a chance to win a free beer. This rule is believed to have originated in the United States in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This rule was likely invented to encourage bowlers to keep playing after they had already won a game. But it is used only in casual games that are played for fun as it can give an unfair advantage to a team already ahead. Some bowling alleys will offer a free beer to the winning team of a league game, but this is not always the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another variation of the tradition is to buy just about any type of refreshment or drink and not just beer. The name, however, remains the beer frame for the purpose of clarity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the rule states that the person who doesn\u2019t bowl a strike (or spare) in any of the ten frames of a game has to buy everyone else a round of beers, this can happen in any one or multiple frames. There can be more than one player on a team who might owe a round of beers to everyone else because they didn\u2019t play well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A not-so-common term in bowling called \u201cthe fry frame\u201d is also like the beer frame, except that the unfortunate player has to buy everyone fries instead of beer. Well, if you\u2019re hungry, you would want to choose this variation to the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we look at the history of this tradition, originally, the fifth frame was designated as the beer frame. But in some leagues, any frame in which all other players perform well except one will be termed the beer frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is the Beer Frame a Fair Rule?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Since the beer frame was invented just for fun, it\u2019s hard to say if it\u2019s unfair to some players. But if only a single player on a team is a beginner, they may fall victim to this rule repeatedly, which would be unfair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if the frame is pre-designated (usually the fifth frame), the rule doesn\u2019t seem as unfair. Nevertheless, the tradition is for everyone to follow, and it is announced beforehand, so each player has to come prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The worst that can happen to anyone who has been beer framed is to buy everyone (including himself) a round of drinks. But if we look at the bright side, it motivates them to bowl better next time. So, after all, it\u2019s not as unfair as it sounds!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1743"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1743"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1761,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1743\/revisions\/1761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}