The game begins with a referee throwing the ball into the center of the pit. DOUBLE BALL → to speed up the time length of each game, a second ball can be added. The official game rules of Gaga Ball: All players start with one hand touching a wall of the pit. EXTRA LIFE → after being out, if you catch a ball that is flying out of the pit, you can re-enter the game. VARIATIONS ***these are optional rules that need to be agreed on by the group before starting the game. If the game is still going, the game ends in a tie. GAME OVER → when you are the last person in the pit, you win! If the final 2 players are playing for longer than 30 seconds, all the players outside the pit can start a count-down (10, 9, 8….).GAGA WALLS → sitting on the edge wall is not allowed at anytime during the game.BALL GOES OUT → the last person the ball touched is out.HITTING THE BALL → you can only hit the ball 1 time until it either touches another player or the wall, then you are able to hit it again.At any time, if a player makes any type of contact with ball at the knee or below, that player is out. GOAL OF GAGA → using your hand to hit/slap the ball, try to aim the ball at the legs (knees and below) of others in the pit.All players yell ‘GA’ for the first 2 bounces, then ‘GO’ on the third (“GA, GA, GO!!!”). STARTING THE GAME → someone tosses the ball in the center of the pit, and it must bounce twice on the ground.BEFORE STARTING → all players start with 1 hand touching the wall.
