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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | NOVEMBER 2019 61 The Official Rules of Playing the Game of Ping Pong The aim of the game is simple: Hit the ball over the net onto your opponent's side. A point is won by you if your opponent is unable to return the ball to your side of the table (i.e. they miss the ball, they hit the ball but it misses your side of the table, or the ball hits the net), or if they hit the ball before it bounces on their side of the table. If the ball hits the net and bounces on the other side of the table and your opponent doesn't get the ball over, it's good and you get the point. The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides. A match is played best three out of five games (or 4/7 or 5/9). The winner of a game is the first to get 11 points. There must be a gap of at least two points between opponents at the end of the game, so if the score is 10-10 (deuce) the game goes to an extra play until one of the players who serves wins the point which is called 'add-in'. Either 'add-in' player who scores the next point declares a win. After each game the players switch sides of the table. In the final game (i.e. 3rd game), the players switch sides again after either player reaches 5 points. A legal serve is when the ball must rest on an open hand palm. Then it must be tossed up at least 6 inches and struck so the ball first bounces on the server's side and then the opponent's side. The ball must pass cleanly over the net - if it 'clips' the net and goes over, it is called a 'let' and the serve is retaken. Let serves are not scored and are played over. If you hit the ball into the net and doesn't go over, the point goes to the other play team. The above are the official rules, but come and join our wonderful group of players, and you will see that the Four Seasons TT players like to improvise and have fun, fitness, and friendship. If you have any questions about the Ping Pong Group, you can email Mitch Harmon at mitchellharmon65@gmail.com. ~ Mitch Harmon Ping Pong Jeanie used the paddle to protect her face from the powerful shot. Instead the ball bounced off her paddle, dropped on the other side of the table, caught Mitch by surprise and she won the point.