Birkball Simulation
Listed below are downloadable Apps that simulate Birkball on various screen resolutions. All are completely free and have no advertisements. You will need to approve a security screen to get an app. These apps are guaranteed safe by John Birk who wrote all the application code.
If you have trouble, load the latest version of the Java Runtime Engine (JRE), which you can get at the
for Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. The JRE does not work on Apple (iOS) or the Google Android operating systems.
More advanced levels of play provide more challenge by increasing the maximum speed of the target ball, decreasing the firing rate of your wing (blue dot on your side), and increasing the firing rate of your opponents.
Unlike the physical game rules, scoring points for the simulation goes on indefinitely. Players try to get a high percentage score.
Here are some success strategies, like in the real game.
- Watch out for other balls (e.g. to avoid hitting the target into them; to avoid disrupting your shot; and to notice when they are on a path to hitting the target to your goal.)
- Hit the target to the left, where your wing has a good opportunity to score, and your opponents have a harder time to score.
- Keep shooting to advance the target to the opposite goal, even though your odds of hitting the target are less for distant shots.
- Hitting the target, when it comes toward you, will cause it to go even faster toward the opposing goal.
Here are the winners of the PC Birkball Championship, which were announced at the Birkball Championship on March 2, 2013.
- Gold Award - Martin Kruckenberg (photo left)
- Silver Award - Troy Tossy (photo right)
- Bronze Award - Benjamin Cohen
- Iron Award - Joshua Cohen
