Kick-off
Centre ball and back wall
The ball starts from the centre of the pitch. It is live only after touching a back wall.
Rules
2v2players
Best of 3games to 7
+2from 6-6
On the pitch
After a goal
Goalkeeper restart
After a goal the ball doesn’t go back to the centre: the goalkeeper of the team that conceded restarts play.
Passing
No hook pass
You can’t pass the ball directly between two figures on the same rod. It must touch the side wall first.
Shooting
No spinning
The rod turns no more than once before or after the shot. Shoot with the wrist only, with skill and aim.
The app doesn’t referee: if a team breaks these rules, the other can refuse to confirm the result.
In the app
Arriving at the table
When you arrive, tap “I’m at the table”: it opens 15 minutes before and closes 10 minutes after the start time. You can check in your teammate. At 4 out of 4 the match starts by itself. If you don’t show up: −10% karma.
Leaving a match
You can leave whenever you like until kick-off. It costs −5% karma only if the match is full, it starts in less than 2 hours and more than 10 minutes have passed since you joined.
The result
One player enters the goals on the score sheet and closes it. If the losing side closes it, it’s official immediately; otherwise the opponents confirm or propose their version. With no reply in 24 hours it becomes official. If the teams can’t agree, the match doesn’t count and all 4 players lose 10% fair play.
ELO
Everyone starts at 1000; for the first 10 matches there’s a “?” and the score moves faster. The team average counts: beating stronger players is worth more. Friendlies don’t count.
Karma
How often you show up, over your last 10 commitments: present counts 1, late leave ½ (−5%), no-show 0 (−10%). Below 70% you can’t create matches or invite; below 50% you can only join at the last minute. A mistake disappears after 10 kept commitments.
Fair play
How clean your results are. If a dispute ends without agreement, it drops 10% for all 4. Below 80% you can confirm or correct the goals, but not dispute the winner.
Reports
You can report a bar with wrong details or an offensive username. An administrator decides.
Free today, no ads
Today FoosArena is free for players and bars, and has no ads. In the future we may introduce paid services or advertising, for bars and for players. If that happens we will say so first, in the app and by email, and no payment will ever change ELO, karma or rankings.