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Players needed: 4 per table
Rounds to play before Banner: varies
Approx. Time: 30 min
Game Settings: Manual Fives, 1 Pawn Out, NO Blockades
Can YOU &
YOUR PARD make a 'X' without using the 4th ball before
your opps ?
HOW TO PLAY:
You & your pard MUST get ALL
your other balls in the home
triangle
- WITHOUT USING BALL 4 !
Leave Ball 4 in the
nest/start at ALL TIMES. NEVER take it out - unless no other
choice!
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If you have 3 balls
out & your dice roll consists of a 5 & a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 - you
MUST MOVE 5 SPACES FIRST.
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If you have 3 balls out &
your dice roll consists of a 5 & 5 - you MUST MOVE 10 spaces.
If 5 spaces arent available, then take out the 4th ball
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If you HAVE to take
out BALL 4 - it MUST move as little as possible & ONLY when no other
choice.
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If there are balls
in the ladder & BALL 4 is out - the ladder balls MUST be moved BEFORE
BALL 4.
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DONT make
any move that will allow you take out that 4th ball. You MUST
avoid that until no choice.
Keep in mind the following:
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It's in YOUR
teams' best interest to hit BALL 4 (if out) so hit your pards 4th BALL
if possible
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BALL 4 being out will
shorten your game because of double doubles & your pard may
still need to get their other balls in.
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If any players' BALL 4
gets home before the X is made, that team loses.
On occasion BALL 3 & 4 may be on the
board at the same time. If BALL 3 is hit, BALL 4 can be moved
until BALL 3 comes back out which MUST be done at the FIRST opportunity.
Once BALL 3 is back out, that is the
ONLY BALL to be moved until no other choice in which case you can resume
moving BALL 4.
Please note that IF ball 4
goes home for ANY reason THAT TEAM LOSES.
Ball 4 is located in the
BOTTOM RIGHT of any players NEST or START.
But the BALLS ARENT NUMBERED
you say! How can we keep track of which ball is which?
The balls have a specific
place they will go to WHEN HIT or when ENTERING THE HOME TRIANGLE.
BALL 4 is the LAST BALL in
the nest for everyone. You can take out any other ball
or hit any other ball
& BALL 4 will NOT be affected.
Just DON'T ever take
out your LAST BALL.
Click any COLOR BALL
below to check for yourself on ANY BALL NUMBER. The ball
numbers never change. Only the colors.
You can view all 4 game boards at
one time at the bottom of this page.
Facts about BALL 4
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BALL 4 is ALWAYS SHOWN as
BOTTOM RIGHT for each player from YOUR point of view
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If BALL 4 gets hit, it
will ALWAYS GO BACK to the BOTTOM RIGHT of the nest from YOUR point of view.
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BALL 4 WILL ALWAYS GO TO
THE BOTTOM MIDDLE OF THE HOME TRIANGLE
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