Topic: General House Rules

[El Magico86]

Hey All,

My new roommate brought over a foosball table when we moved in a couple of months ago and we have developed some house rules. 

No spinning, Goalie goal untouched is 2 points and touched is 1 point, no scoring with the 5 bar but there can be slop. 

We were debating being able to score with the 5 bar but everything had to be clean. 

What are your takes on this as well as what are some house rules or general rules that you play by?

[Daniel]

Slop should always count because if you don't count slop you don't reward a good goalie for stopping the slop.

[JimWaterman]

It's been a LONG time since we didn't count slop points.  Basically when we started playing on coin operated tables we counted slop/deflected/and downright lucky shots all as 1 point!

One subtle house rule we used to have - NO POINT on a ball in/out of the goal.   Even it it was obvioiusly in & out....  we'd not count it and just play on.    It helped avoid a few arguments.

Our favorite house rule of old had to be "ball off the table rule".... whoever recovered the ball would get the serve!   This made for a a few interesting wrestling matches during those 4-4 games! 

As long as you follow the big 3 rules...
1) no spinning
2) have fun
3) no spinning

House Rules can keep the game interesting and FUN over time!     Here's a great place to study up on "tournament" rules before you venture out to test your game against some of the world's best players... http://www.table-soccer.org/rules/

[noops]

Heh,

My Favorite.  A friend of mine has a house rule that is this:  If you get shut out straight in two games (10 points), you've gotta run around the block naked.  It's a great motivator for the less experienced players.  And it HAS happened.

[foosbooze]

The only rules at my house are:

1. Don't stick your hands in the table
2. Keep at least 3 table legs on the ground.
3. First one to a ball out of bounds gets to drop.
4. In and out don't count.
5. Loser drops.
6. Drink on even goals.

I don't understand all you no spinning people. You're obviously inferior.

[raithza]

my house rules:
- No goals from mid
- (my favourite) if a ball is shot out of the table and caught DIRECTLY (i.e. without bouncing on top of the table or anywhere else), it counts as a goal - this was my attempted to get more dives into the game of foosball and has worked as such

[WillD92]

How about if ball goes off the table, everyone has to drink.