Playing Horse is fun and can be enjoyed by any basketball player or child who has a basketball hoop behind his house. Get your best trick shots ready. It's in this Horse game that you can show it off! You need at least two players, but the number of players that can play is unlimited.
Step
Step 1. Determine the turn to play
You can play Horse with two or more players. Just agree on who gets first turn, then second, and so on.
If you can't decide on a turn, take turns shooting from the same spot. The one who enters the most balls in a row, he is the one who gets the first turn, followed by the second most in a row, and so on
Step 2. Let the first player make one challenging shot
The first player to shoot from any point on the field - or even from off the field! He could also add "additional rules" to this shot, but he had to announce them before shooting. For example, he could say "I shot with my eyes closed" or "I shot from behind." He only had one chance to get the ball in.
Step 3. Pass the ball to the next player
The second player gets the next shot. This part depends on the success of the last shot:
- If the first player succeeds in entering the ball: the second player must imitate whatever the first player does, including where he stands.
- If the first player fails to enter the ball: the second player can shoot from anywhere, using whatever rules he wants to create.
Step 4. Keep playing by the same rules
Every time you get a turn, if the person before you hits the ball, you have to copy it. If the person before you failed to hit the ball, it's your turn to create a new challenge.
After the last player shoots, it's the turn of the first player
Step 5. Get one letter if you fail a challenge
If you try to imitate the shot of the person before you and you miss the ball, you get the letter H. Each time you make this mistake, you get a new letter, spelled H-O-R-S-E. If you get "HORSE" in full, then it means you lost this game.
You don't get letters when you create a challenge. If you fail to hit the ball, just pass it to the next player without being penalized
Step 6. Create a new challenge if everyone hits the ball successfully
If you create a challenge, and all the other players hit the ball, you must create a new challenge.
Step 7. Play until there is only one person left
If a person gets "HORSE", he can no longer play. The other players continue to play, ignoring their turn. Keep playing until there is only one winner left in this game.
Challenge ideas
- Shoot from behind the basketball board.
- Not shooting with your dominant hand.
- Shooting while sitting.
- Jumps, shoots in the air, and lands in the opposite direction.
- Do a swing shot from below with two hands (granny shot).
- Not a basketball, but a tennis ball and racket.
Optional Rules
- It is not allowed to repeat a challenge that someone has successfully completed.
- The eliminated player can pick up the ball that failed to enter and try to do the same challenge. If he hits the ball, he comes back into the game in the "H-O-R-S" spelling position.
- Play shorter games with P-I-G spelling.
Tips
- Don't be angry when you lose. Always congratulate the winner, and don't be arrogant if you win. Be sporty or no one will want to play Horse with you anymore.
- Don't be too "cruel". If you're playing against much younger players, give them some easy challenges.
