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Every so often the human brain surpasses itself with its ingenuity and invents a game so sublime that Olympic status can surely only be months away. Faceball is one such game.

Created by the staff at Flickr.com, the game of Faceball is like a stationary version of dodgeball, but much more fun.

For two players; each sits on an office chair ten feet from the other. Players then take it in turns to throw a beach-ball-type ball at their opponent’s face. If they manage a successful strike they gain a point, retrieve the ball and throw again. If they miss, it’s their opponent’s turn. Target players may not move to avoid the ball but must remain still whilst the other throws. Points accumulate with each strike over a set number of rounds.

An alternative version of Faceball exists which is more of a cross between Faceball and Wallhooky (see page 44). Simply get a soft ball and attach some string to it, a little like the string and ball part of a Swingball set, and fix it to the ceiling. The height should be adjusted so that when the string is at about 60 degrees to the vertical the ball will be at the competitors face height. Two players now stand either side of the dangling ball and set it swinging in a circular motion. They then take it in turns to flap at the ball with their hand, when it is closest to them, so that if they make contact it swings and strikes their opponent in the face. Simple. The most scores, out of ten attempts, wins.