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Crokinole
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PlingPong
2017
Rules assistance for PlingPong
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- 2–4 players
- 20–30 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for PlingPong
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PlingPong is a board game released in 2017 for 2–4 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up.
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About the game
PlingPong is a dexterity game. The game comes with four (4) interlocking trays to create a single game board, which holds a black cup in the middle and four (4) sets of six (6) colored cups on each tray. Each player get a color (or two (2) colors if playing with two (2) players). Play is played on any table you can bounce a ping pong ball on. With the board setup diagonally, players shoot over their color, to hit the other player’s cups. In each round players shoot twice, then score the round; empty cups stay on the board, cups with an Odd number of balls come off and cups with an Even number of balls stay on. The goal is to bounce your shots into the opponent’s cups, while avoiding the black cup in the middle. If the black cup has an odd numbers of balls, each player who placed a ball in the cup lose one of their cups, and the other players gain a cup. If there is an even number of balls in the black cup, the effect of the black cup is cancelled. Even if you have no cups left, you are still in the game, because you will get one back when someone makes a black cup shot. The last player with cups on the board wins.
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Publishers
- Buffalo Games
Questions and answers
PlingPong supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for PlingPong is 20–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists PlingPong for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
PlingPong has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
PlingPong belongs to these categories: Action / Dexterity. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed PlingPong and want something comparable for your next game night.
The catalogue lists PlingPong as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.