Four Square

Four Square is occasionally referred to as "boxball," but only if you're really weird.

Golden Rules of Four Square

1. The Golden Rules must always be obeyed. The King cannot change or effect them in any manner.
2. The King is the only one that can make rules. These rules have to effect all of the players, not only the King, Queen, Jack, or trash.
3. If a player gets out, then they are out, no trades or subs. The king makes all final desions on outs, unless Mob rules are called.
4. If a player thinks they are out, and subsequently walks off the court, then they are out.
5. Any rule can be called, as long as all players understand it. Also, rules can only be called at the beginning of each turn.
6. No player can get out on the first hit (after the king's bounce).

Normal Rules-- Old School Rules

Old School rules are a set of rules that are used when no other rules are being played.

   Single Touch, one hit, and that is it

Reasons for being out -- These are for all games, unless the king has changed the rules

• hitting it out of the square
• bouncing out of your square into the outside area
• transgretion of any of the rules set by the king
• slaming it (aka cherry bombs)

Various Rules of Four Square

Here are the various rules, what they mean, and other notes.

Single Touch- only hit once

Double Touch- once or twice

Ect. Ect.

Forced ___#___- this means that you must touch the ball a preset number of times each time it goes into your square

Volleys- must hit the ball before it touches the ground-- can also be played with no Volleys

Black Knight- can spin the ball in the air with out catching it

Black Magic- if another person hits the ball and you catch their volley, and say Black Magic before they say White Magic, then they are out-- if you don't catch it or they say it later then the "Whiter" the you are OUT!

Pirates!!- (also known as argg..) all player must say argg when you hit the ball, stand on one leg, and close one eye

Napolean- the next king can't change the rules until they have been up for 2 turns

Vortex- if one player hit the ball in the perfect center of the court, and the king says "VORTEX!!" then the whole court moves in a clockeise direction, this can be done many times, and it stays until the next king comes

Earthquake- same as vortex but, the players must jump, and the last one to do so is out

Snakes in the grass- when the king says this all the players must get out of their squares, the last to do so is out

Bus-stop- when the king says this all the players must put one foot in the middle, and the last one is out

body-parts- can't hit others on their body- none will be out, just a restart

chicken-feet- allows balls that bounce of the feet not to count

Forced-body- must hit it with your body into the other square

bobbles- allows the ball to be bobbled between the two hands of the current ball holder

Mob- if none can decide if a person is out, then the mob will

Mob wall- the mob can hit the ball back into play

baby pig- next person in line will sit in the middle of the squares and will play the ball and won't be out

Da' Barn- must say any kind of animal noise- no two consectutive sounds

If you have any you wish to add, just do it!!

Game variations

   Here I will explain 9-Square, You got nuked!, and Doubles

9-Square - pattern of 9 squares with the king in the middle

• this game is very hard but allows many players to play at the same time
• this game also benifits the king in many ways- it allows the king to allow the ball just to bounce though his square and on to the next
• the best way to eliminate him is to hit him in the leg - so call chicken-feet all you kings!!

You got nuked!! - where every ones a country, and every one gets nuked

• every one becomes a country (this is what you are called) and when ever anyone gets out everyone can yell You got nuked!!
• this makes for a very funny game, all the over rules are normal

Doubles - double the people, twice the chaos

• one person is in the square and the other is outside
• only one of them can play the ball before the next person touches it
• N.B. the king does't get a double

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