edit: HANDBALL!

[timepiececlock]

Did anyone ever play that game when you're a kid with the large rubber balls that's basically like four-square, except you play against a wall wiht only two people, maybe 3 tops?

And you had to bounce it once before it hit the wall and it could only bounce once coming back before you hit it-- if it bounced twice or just went past you entirely you lost a point. And it was really hard-core with little tournaments and play-offs and stuff. And there were rules like "no cross-country" (i.e. no deliberately bouncing it to the opposite corner of the wall so your opponent would have to run the length of the wall to get to it and probably hit it out) and other stuff.

And then teachers or other people come out and yell at you to stop banging against their walls. Anyone else play that? What was it called anyway?

Edit: I jsut spent about 20 minutes on google trying to find a name for this game or even a description, and I've found nothing. The closest seems to be rules on Foursquare and rules about dodgeball with people lined up against the wall (which we played too, but to a lesser extent as it was somewhat violent.)

Comments

[slacker-97.livejournal.com]

I did play that, and I played it poorly. Or maybe everyone always cheated. Yeah that's it, they cheated. Those cheaters!

oooh I like your icon

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I was pretty good. I held even with the boys and girls of my age group and the girls a year or two older than me (of course I could beat the younger kids), but I could never hold my own against the boys 2 or more years older than me. I was probably a medium-rated player. I remember I loved that game though. I just can't remember what it's called.

Re: oooh I like your icon

[slacker-97.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm trying to find the right wording for a FMA icon at the moment...damn you! *smiles*

I think it was called Handball. I mean, there were a couple games I remember being called handball. One using the big dodge balls and another using the small racket balls which I was both bad at and hurt my hand like hell. But it seems it might also be a regional thing, but since we are Cali-kids, it's probably Handball.