# Cutthroat

> A three-player practice game; not an official tournament game.

From the rulebook:

>  One-wall handball may be played by two, three or four players. When played by two, it is called singles; when played by three, cutthroat (See Interpretation No.1); and when played by four, doubles. Part 1, Rule 1.1: Interpretation No. 1: “Cutthroat” is not an official tournament game. It is a game devised for use in practice with three players. There are a number of ways to play cutthroat, and the rules for singles should apply to the player playing without a partner, just as the rules for doub…

— [One-wall · Rule 1.1 Types of games](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/1.1.md)

## Where it shows up

- [One-wall · Rule 1.1 Types of games](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/1.1.md): intro
- [Four-wall · Rule 1.1 Types of games](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/1.1.md): intro

## Related

- [Singles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/singles.md)
- [Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/doubles.md)

## Ref questions

- [All Cutthroat questions (2)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/referee/cutthroat.md)

Rules text: United States Handball Association, used with written permission — https://www.ushandball.org/