| [[file:|306x268]] A schematic layout of Russian Foursquare. |
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| Nickname(s) | Russian Foursquare, RFS |
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| First played | Mid-19th century Soviet Russia |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | yes |
| Team members | none, players fly solo |
| Mixed gender | Yes, separate competitions |
| Categorization | amateur sports, ball sport |
| Equipment | Soccer ball, or volleyball |
Russian foursquare was started in Soviet Russia. Russian foursquare is a variation of the Russian game Квадрат (square).
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To play Russian Foursquare a player would need:
Each player starts off with 5 points. The goal is to get to kings square and stay there. When you do so you become the Czar or dictator. you must throw off opposition and destroy uprisings.
Each square that was divided is a position for the players:
1st: Peasants square
2nd: Duke's square
3rd: Prince's square
4th: King's square
The "peasant" starts off by serving the ball diagonally into the middle square using his hands, the "duke" then hits the ball into someone elses square, and the game has begun.
Penalty points are counted in the following order: (if you hit the ball into someone elses square, and they miss it, the amount of points they lose depends on what body part you used to hit it in):
The knee is two points, The head is three points, Both knees are four points, The solid middle square is five points, and everything else is one point.
Penalty points: Player 1 touches the ball with his arm or hand (besides serving). The ball bounces twice in Player 1's square or Player 1 causes the ball to bounce twice in "no-mans-land"(the area around the squares). The ball bounces in someone elses square once and player 1 hits it(playing someone elses square). Player 1 causes the ball to land in the solid square/the very middle(this is an automatic deduction of all five of the players point, but requires two or more witnesses to do so).
If at any time the ball hits a player's arm below the shoulder the player automatically lose one point. If for example someone hits a three into a player's square and you catch it or hit it with your hand, if a player doesn't lose one point, you lose three. When a player loses all five of your points you have lost the round and must go to the end of the line. If there is no line you go back to the 1st square.
The next person in line may keep the score with rocks set in the same position as the players on the court. If someone loses one point a stone is placed in his miniature square. The score keeper can be called Keeper of the Stones, or simply The Stoner. No one can argue with The Stoner. The Stoner is of the highest authority, however two or more witnesses can overrule The Stoner.
The game is considered ended when at least one player scores 20 points. Anyone who at this moment has the least points is the winner.[1]