DODGE BALL

INTRODUCTION
Board and card game for 2 players.

VICTORY
Eliminate all players on the opposing team.

THE BOARD
Use an 8 x 8 grid (Chessboard)

PIECES
Use pawns, checkers, miniatures, coins, rocks, etc. to represent men.
Each team has 6 men (or women).

SETUP
Place your six men on your back row.
Roll on the Skill table once for each of your men.
You may allow your Team Captain 2 Rolls.

STACKING
Men may never stack.

SIDES
Your men may move only on the first 4 rows of your side of the board.
Likewise your opponent may only move his men on his side of the board.

THE DECK
Players share a common deck

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 4 phases:
Draw Phase
Run Phase
Throw Phase
Dodge Phase

DRAW PHASE
Draw 3 cards.
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard & draw from it.

RUN PHASE
Play a Move card to move a man that many 
Spaces, orthogonally or diagonally. 
A man can move only once per turn.

THROW PHASE
Play a Throw card to have a man throw at a target that many 
Spaces away, orthogonally or diagonally. 
A man can move only once per turn.
A target opposing player that is Hit is out.
The target opponent may play a Dodge card to Negate a Throw card.
The target opponent may play a Catch card to Negate a Throw, and 
allow one of your Out players to come back in.
The player comes in at any one of your side spaces. 


CARD LIST NOTATION
# = Copies of that card in the deck
M = Move
T = Throw
D = Dodge
C = Catch
S = Skill
X = Special
K = As a Knight moves in Chess
Dist = Distance


COMMON DECK CARD LIST
Card Name	#	Dist	Type	Notes
Walk		5	1	M
Jog		5	2	M
Run		5	3	M
Sprint		5	4	M
Cut Across	5	K	M
Throw Short	6	1	T
Throw Near	5	2	T
Throw Long	5	3	T	
Throw Far	4	4	T
Side Throw 	5	K	T
Dodge		2	-	D
Blocking Ball	2	-	D
Duck		2	-	D
Dip		2	-	D
Dive		2	-	D
Catch		5	-	C
Skill  		10	-	S
Get Mad		1	-	X	Draw 3 cards
Time Out	1	-	X	Draw 3 cards
Think		1	-	X	Look at opponent Hand
Intimidate	1	-	X	Opponent must discard 2 cards
Penalty		1	-	X	Opponent must discard 2 cards
Return Package	1	-	X	Reflect Throw back on Thrower 
Not Looking	1	-	X	Negate a Dodge or Catch card
No Balls	1	-	X	Opponent may not Throw this Turn
Double Teamed	1	-	X	Negate a Dodge card
Aim Low		1	-	X	Negate a Catch card


PLAYER SKILL TABLE
1D6	Skill		Notes:
1	Dodge		This player may use Skill card as a Dodge Card
2	Fast		This player may use Skill card as a Run Card
3	Aim		This player may use Skill card as a Throw Long Card
4	Catch 		This player may use Skill card as a Catch Card
5	Strong		This player may use Skill card as a Throw Far Card
6	Quick		This player may use Skill card as a Cut Across Card


LINKS
IDBF
Fun&Games
Arcade
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