Rules

Game with Labels for Components

Start:

  1. Divide steel balls among players.
  2. Decide which goalie starts play (or flip a coin). Thereafter the loser of the last point starts.
  3. Place the target in the dimple in front of the starting goalie's chute.
  4. The defending goalie states “Ready” before the starting goalie may release steel balls.
  5. Once the starting goalie releases a steel ball, other players may also release steel balls.

Scoring a Point:

  1. The target hits the back wall.
  2. Player violations resulting in a point:
    1. Touching a target on the table.
    2. Slapping a target with the side of a chute, using forward rotational motion.
    3. Pushing balls down the chute.
    4. Interfering with balls launched by opponents.
    5. Hoarding more than 75% of the steel balls by one team.

Play:

  1. Stop play after each point and update the scoreboard.
  2. Win a game by getting at least 4 points, by a margin of 2.
  3. Pick up steel balls anywhere.
  4. Restart if the target flies completely off the table.
  5. Restart if the target contacts a player, after leaving the surface of the table or rolling up a chute.

Options:

  1. Randomly assign initial positions around the table using playing cards.
  2. Challenge better players by giving opponents 1, 2, or 3 points at the beginning of a game.


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