Game Rules

A game is 15 minutes in length, i.e. 45000 steps.

The first player to accumulate seven (7) points wins the game. If no player accumulates seven points within the designated competition time, the player with the most points wins.

To score a point, the puck must fully enter the goal. Rebounds or pucks that get stuck halfway in do not count as a point.

When a player makes a goal, the other player serves the puck next.

A player may only strike the puck when it is on their side of the centerline.

Mallets may not cross the center line when striking the puck.

When the puck stops in the middle of the table (20cm width), the puck is reset randomly to one player's side

No “topping” the puck—this means players cannot lift their mallet and place it over the puck to hold it in place.

No touching the puck with other parts of the robot.

Once the puck is on a certain player’s side of the center line, the player has 7 seconds to hit the puck back across the center line. Otherwise a foul is committed and the opponent receives possession of the puck.