page_title: Hacky sack
section_title: Other
hierarchical_section_title: Hacky sack / Games / Other
caption_attribution_description: English: Eric Wulff executing a Roll spike at the 2008 Green Cup, San Francisco, CA
context_page_description: A footbag is the term for a small, round bag usually filled with plastic pellets or sand, which is kicked into the air as part of a competitive game or as a display of dexterity. "Hacky Sack" is the name of a brand of footbag popular in the 1970s, which has since become a generic trademark.
  The most common game of footbag consists of two or more players standing in a circle and trying to keep the sack off the ground for as long as possible.
context_section_description: Basse
  An old Norwegian foot bag game reminiscent of bag ball, where a player defends their circle. Usually, there are five to six players - where everyone plays against everyone. The aim of the game is for a player to defend their own field while attempting to land the Basse inside the field of an opponent. There are World Cup rules, Series Games, and Cup Games.
  Buce
  A game in which players in a team must juggle the footbag across a field to the opponent's half and score a goal, by kicking the footbag into a small, cylindrical container, usually a bin or pot plant. The sport was invented in Australia in 2007 and is played there with two annual national competitions.
  Hack Slap
  A game played with 4, 6, 8 or more people and the object is to keep the 'footbag' in the air by any means necessary, excluding hands. When someone fails to keep the footbag in the air, hit it with an upward trajectory, or the 'footbag' fails to make it to an opponents square, they are eliminated.
  Footbag Golf
  A game in which a player must kick the bag towards a designated target (18 inches in diameter and 18 inches off the ground) while navigating the course.  A course is usually made up of 9 or 18 holes, and the distance between the tee and target varies from hole to hole.  The game can include any number of players.  A player begins a hole by teeing off from a six foot by six foot box by tossing the bag in the air and kicking it with the intention of getting the footbag as close to the target as possible.  Where the footbag lands and comes to a complete stop is called the lie.  After all players have teed off, the player furthest from the target marks the lie and tosses the bag for another kick.  All kicks must be made behind the lie and a player cannot move past the lie until the kick is completed.  Once all the players have successfully kicked their bags into the target, they may move on to the next hole.
  Horse
  A game that can be played with any number of players and is a great way to improve one's freestyle. One of the players performs any freestyle move they choose, then passes it on to the next player who then attempts to perform the same move. If the player performs the move correctly then that they perform a different move of their choice and then pass it on. If they fail to do the move then they get a letter "H" (if they miss again on the next round they get an "O") and passes it on to the next player who chooses a new trick. Once a player spells the word "Horse" they are out.
  Kick Back
  A game at which a player can kick the footbag against the backstop of a handball court, alone or with others. It needs a very firm footbag to bounce back. A simple score can be kept or not.
  Killer
  A game similar to War. The hacky sack is kicked around and after a certain number of kicks, a player can kick the sack at another player, trying to peg them. If the hacky sack hits them they are out unless they can hack the sack back in to the circle before it hits the ground. Self-serving, tossing the sack to yourself, is often banned in this game and if done the round is stopped and the rule breaker is pegged, thrown, with the sack.
  Knockout
  A game that can be played with any number of players, in which players are eliminated by failure to hit the hack. The hack is passed around randomly to any player, and the goal is to keep it going indefinitely; if the hack lands on the ground near another player who could have hit it (within 2 feet of him/her), that player is eliminated for the failure. If the hack lands drastically out of range of any player, then the player who kicked it out of bounds is eliminated. Some groups can apply a more strict rule where, when the hack drops, any player who lifts their foot off the ground in an attempt to kick it is eliminated.
  Number Catch
  A game where any number of players (best played with 3 or 4) have to alternate turns hitting the footbag as many times as possible and must catch it for the points to count if the bag is dropped the player must subtract the points from their score. This game may be played to a certain score or a
caption: Eric Wulff executing a Roll spike at the 2008 Green Cup, San Francisco
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