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Hornussen

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PLAYERS
18+, two teams of about 9
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Open field roughly 200m or more in length

HOW TO PLAY
1

Split into two teams; one spreads out across a long open field to defend while the other bats.

2

A batter whips the puck off a springy launch ramp using the long flexible rod, sending it far down the field.

3

Fielders try to block the puck in mid-air by throwing a wooden paddle into its flight path.

4

A successful block scores nothing for the batting side; an unblocked landing scores points based on distance.

5

Rotate every batter through their turn, then swap so the fielding team gets to bat.

6

Total each team's distance-based points across all turns; the higher total wins.