Chinese Handball (also known as Ace-King-Queen, King(s), and Slugs), is a form of American handball popular on the streets of New York City during the 1960s and 70s, and is still played today. American (or court) handball is an American form of fives played against one or more walls. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Game play

Similar to one-wall handball with an opposite twist ("Chinese"), a server, instead of hitting a ball against the wall to opposing players after the first floor bounce as in a normal handball scenario, would hit the ball (normally a spaldeen or pensie pinkie) to the ground first toward the direction of the wall. The ball would then bounce off the wall and to the intended player. That player would either return the ball (the same way) back to the server or another player down the line. The spaldeen is a staple of urban ball games. ...

The line consists of 2 to 20 players, with the first player being the "Server". The servers mission is to serve the ball with enough skill to keep the closest player to them missing the ball and therefore making them go to the back of the line with one point. The player(s) who goes to the back of the line 20 times (20 points) is out of the game. If the server goes to the back, they do not get a point, only players.

The dividing line on the concrete city sidewalks usually defines Player spacing. Today those lines have expanded widely, but rule of thumb is that chalk can be used to draw boxes at 5×5 intervals against any smooth wall or sidewalk.

The back 5-foot line is the long line and can be called OUT if the server has his ball bounce over the line. Server will proceed to the end of the line and next person will assume the server position.

In time only two players will compete for the winning position. Teams can be set up to muscle in on the server position by placing player-against-player (Slug Chess) eliminating strong players by sheer volume of ball placement.

Variants

A form of Chinese handball was extremely popular among schoolchildren in the Los Angeles, California, area in the 1960s. It differed from the New York variety in being a strictly two-person game, like ordinary singles-play American handball. Younger players generally used a large inflated rubber playground ball; older or advanced players used a heavier kickball-style ball that could attain much greater velocity and be given significant topspin or backspin with the use of karate-like chopping strokes. In advanced play one typically attempted to "kill" the ball by hitting it at a low angle to the ground with heavy backspin in such a way that it would "die" by bouncing twice almost immediately after rebounding from the backboard. Contrary to popular belief, the man known as the "Prince of Pwnage" is not the handball champ, this king of this game is Julio Romero, the chilean taco and burrito eating guy. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... American (or court) handball is an American form of fives played against one or more walls. ... Kickball is a playground game and also a competitive league game, similar to baseball, invented in the United States in about 1942. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Rules and photos on Streetplay.com