Air Hockey Rules
A complete list of rules for air hockey!
Equipment
If you're interested in playing air hockey but don't have the equipment to do so visit amazon.com or any of the ads listed on the side of this page. To play air hockey you should usually have 4 mallets, 4 pucks, and a table. Tables can vary in price depending on the material it is made out of.
Rules
Here are a list of the basic rules set by the USAA ( United States Air-Table-Hockey Association)
-A coin toss or a face-off determines who gets the first possession of the puck.
-The first person to score 7 points by shooting the puck into the opposing teams goal wins, however you can determine who wins by what team has the most goals by the end of a time limit.
-If the puck leaves the table a foul is called on the player that caused the puck to do so. Possession of the puck will be handed over to the opposing team.
-Once the puck is on a players side they have 7 seconds to get it back across the center line. Any longer results in a foul and change of possession.
-A player may not strike the puck with anything besides their mallet. This results in a change of possession.
-Stopping of the puck with anything besides the mallet when it is on a clear path to the goal results in a free shot for the other player. Which means the other player cannot place their mallet on the table while the other player takes a shot on the goal.
-Placing your mallet on top of the puck results in a foul, it is called topping.
-A coin toss or a face-off determines who gets the first possession of the puck.
-The first person to score 7 points by shooting the puck into the opposing teams goal wins, however you can determine who wins by what team has the most goals by the end of a time limit.
-If the puck leaves the table a foul is called on the player that caused the puck to do so. Possession of the puck will be handed over to the opposing team.
-Once the puck is on a players side they have 7 seconds to get it back across the center line. Any longer results in a foul and change of possession.
-A player may not strike the puck with anything besides their mallet. This results in a change of possession.
-Stopping of the puck with anything besides the mallet when it is on a clear path to the goal results in a free shot for the other player. Which means the other player cannot place their mallet on the table while the other player takes a shot on the goal.
-Placing your mallet on top of the puck results in a foul, it is called topping.