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AIM × COPY

Trick-Shot HORSE

Call a shot, make it, and dare everyone else to copy it.Classics & remixes · JoyRiders rules edition
classic gameball playaimingmasterycreative
PLAYERSsolo / two people / group
TIME5–30 min
ENERGYmedium / high
PLACEindoors / outdoors / anywhere
SETUP1 min
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

Start here.

YOU’LL NEEDA soft ball or sock ball and a target
  1. 1Choose a target such as a basket, marked patch, or open container and establish turn order.
  2. 2The caller describes and attempts a shot. If it misses, the next player becomes caller; if it lands, every other player gets one attempt to copy it.
  3. 3Each player who misses a made shot earns the next letter in HORSE. After everyone copies, the next active player becomes caller.
  4. 4Spelling HORSE eliminates a player, and the last active player wins. Solo: invent five shots, allow three attempts at each, and record how many you complete.

REMIX THE RULES

Complete twists.

Copy plus oneAfter copying a made shot, the next caller must keep every part of that shot and add exactly one visible constraint, such as one bounce or the non-dominant hand. If the new version succeeds, everyone copies it; a copying miss earns a letter. The chain resets when the caller misses, and the last player without HORSE wins.
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