This document provides instructions for playing the game Ricochet. Players are divided into offensive and defensive teams. Defensive players try to run across a designated area without being hit by bean bags attached by bungee cords to the offensive players' wrists, who try to hit the defenders. Points are scored based on hits and completions of the run. The teams switch roles after 3 minutes, and the winner is the team with the highest score after 12 total minutes of play.

1. RICHOCET
By Melissa Sandow

2. SPORT MATERIALS NEEDED
 Bungee Cords/Length of Elastic
 Bean Bag/Rice Bag
Tie bungee cord to closed/sealed bean bag and tie
other end to wrist. Half of the players will need

3. HOW GAME IS PLAYED
 1 vs. 1 player, up to 5 vs. 5 players
 Area with defined boundaries
 Defensive players try to run from one end of the
area to the other and not get hit by a bean bag.
 Offensive players try to hit the running players with
their bean bags as many times as possible. The
retraction mechanism should give them many
opportunities.

4. HOW THE GAME IS SCORED
 The defensive player/team gets one point every
time they hit a player with a bean bag.
 The offensive player/team deducts a point from the
score every time they run a length of the play area
without getting hit.
 After a 3 minute period, the teams switch
offense/defense positions.
 After 12 minutes of playing time, the team with the
highest score wins.