Pat-Ball

How To Play

• Step 1.

  You will need a fairly bouncy Tennis ball size ball and a grid of at least 4 squares about 2m square per box. One player occupies each box which is their home box.

• Step 2.

  Decide who goes first and this player has the ball. She bounces it on the floor and then, using a flat palm of the hand, pats the ball downwards so that it bounces in her home box and then towards another players box.

• Step 3.

  Either before it bounces in their box, or after a maximum of 1 bounce, the receiving player must similarly pat the ball down into their own box towards any other players box.

• Step 4.

  Repeat Step 2 & 3 until one player fails to return the ball or allows more than 1 bounce. This player is eliminated, together with their playing square (unless a new player enters).

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  The last player remaining wins the game.

• Tips / Variations

  This game can also be played against a wall with just one grid box as shown in the video.