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17 days ago·How to play·06:16·7·Watch on YouTube

How to Play Table Tennis Shot Builder - A Dice and Card Game

Emma

Emma

Watch “How to Play Table Tennis Shot Builder - A Dice and Card Game,” a how-to-play guide for Table Tennis Shot Builder from Emma on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Emma on YouTube:

Table Tennis Shot Builder is a tactical, push-your-luck dice and card game where players roll specialised dice to accumulate running numerical totals and lock force and spin symbols: Players use these dice combinations to claim numbered Shot Cards from a central pool known as The Rally. Once the rally concludes, players arrange their collected cards into real table tennis shots such as pushes, flicks, drives and loops to calculate their base points, bonuses and penalties to determine the winner. A fun, tactical game created to illustrate the notation systems from Spin, Speed and Strategy: A Mathematical Guide to Table Tennis (Springer, 2026).

Table Tennis Shot Builder

Table Tennis Shot Builder

2026

2 - 5 players
20 - 60 min

About Table Tennis Shot Builder, from BoardGameGeek:

Players roll eight custom dice and use numbered and spin-symbol results to claim Shot Cards from a changing display called The Rally. They combine the cards to construct recognisable table tennis shots, including Push (∂1), Flick (1σ), Smash (111) and Swipe (θ1θ). Players pursue higher-scoring combinations while deciding how far to push their luck. The game draws on notation developed in Spin, Speed and Strategy: A Mathematical Guide to Table Tennis. Backspin (∂), topspin(σ), sidespin (θ) and hitting force (1) become visual elements within the dice-and-card mechanics. No table-tennis knowledge is required. Players can treat the symbols as patterns while using probability, mental arithmetic and tactical decision-making. Those familiar with the sport can also recognise the stroke structures represented by the combinations. Visual Quick Guide is available as images: Six illustrated cards explaining the game from setup to final scoring. Designed to provide a quick introduction alongside the complete rulebook. -description from the designer

Publisher

Self-published

Categories

Card GameDice

Mechanics

Dice RollingPush Your Luck
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