Youth Group Revived my Love of Playground Games

Four Square (formerly known as King's Square)

I found some offical rules... Lovin' it!!

Equipment: The Court and Ball

The game court shall consist of a large square subdivided into four squares of equal size

Each square shall be numbered starting at one and going to four in a counterclockwise fashion

The "one" square is called the entrance square; it is the square that a new player enters the court

The player in the "four" square is called the king/queen; a smaller square shall be placed in the far corner from the center which is called the serving square

Gameplay

The king/queen starts play with a serve and is allowed to modify the game rules (within acceptable reason) before each serve

The serve is performed from the serving square; a serve consists of an underhanded strike and a bounce on the ground in the "four" square to any of the other three squares (like ping pong)

The ball then is played so that the ball strikes a player's square but once and then struck so that it goes into another square

A player is out when:
The ball is in a player's square and is unable to strike it into another player's square
The ball is in a player's square and the player's return lands on a line
The ball is in a player's square and the player's return hits another player's foot who doesn't intentionally move it into the path of the ball

Various rules are implemented to change this condition (i.e. a player is out when another player catches their strike)

When a player is out that player leaves the court, players rotate clockwise if their is an empty space, a new player enters in the "one" square


I want to play it again... is that odd for an 25 year old?