U Make a 16-by-16-foot square on a flat surface and divide it into four equal squares.

U Make a 16-by-16-foot square on a flat surface and divide it into four equal squares.

U One square is marked as “Four” and the others follow numerically. It’s common for the “Four” to be termed the “Ace” square, with the following squares called King, Queen and Jack.

U The Ace serves underhand to begin play.

U After a single bounce in one square, the player must hit the ball into another square before it bounces again.

U The game continues until a player makes an error (“gets out”) by letting the ball bounce twice, hitting the ball out of bounds, or breaking a “house rule.”

U Four square is a game that can have as few or as many rules as players want. “House rules” are those that are decided upon by all players before the game starts.

U Once a player gets out, he or she must leave the square to move to the lowest-ranking square available or get in line behind those waiting for a chance to play the game. The rest of the players move up to fill that player’s spot.

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