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Matchball

From launching Pad 2 into Hole #4

Balls must be thrown to fall into holes to score points according to the color ring around the holes. The arena is assembled from three numbered launching pads, the playing field base with nine holes and a backboard, on a hard top and according to the template in the rules. A game master is chosen; he rolls the die to determine the current launching pad. The active player then throws the ball which must touch the launching pad exactly once, may touch the backboard and then must fall into one of the holes. The ball must have left the hand of the active player before hitting the launch pad. The game master decides on valid or invalid throws and notes the scores. Invalid throws may not be repeated, but in your turn you have three throws, for each of them the die is rolled for the actual launch pad. At the end of the round in which somebody reached 15 points you win with most points.

 Based on those rules you can play different variants; for instance, you can re-distribute the color rings around the holes. All rings but those around the middle hole, value 4, are movable and can be relocated. You can play with handicaps and change the distance to the arena or play the version to score exactly 15 points; if you surpass this, you must count backwards. Or you play without the day and use launching pads #1, 2 and 3 in consecutive order for each turn, or you determine new body positions for each throw.

Super simple, super short rules, super fun and with varying distances it is playable for anyone. A fantastic game that you can play for fun, or in the truest sense of the word, targeting it as a kind of sport!

Players: 2-6

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: Andrew & Jack Lawson

Artist: DE Ravensburger, Kinetic, Kniff Design

Price: ca. 27 Euro

Publisher: Ravensburger 2014

Web: www.ravensburger.de

Genre: Throwing at target

Users: For families

Version: multi

Rules: de en es fr it nl

In-game text: no

Comments:

Plays quickly

Few, short rules

Is good fun

Many variants

Ball lifter is a useful accessory

Compares to:

All throwing games with scores for targets hit

Other editions:

Currently non

Chance (pink): 1

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Strategy (blue): 0

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Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 3

Action (dark green): 3