# Rule 3 (A.A.U. Four-Wall Hardball Rules, 1931, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/

Twenty-one points shall constitute a game. Preliminary matches shall consist of the best two out of three games, and finals the best three out of five games. Losers in the semi-finals must play off for third place.

## Mentioned here

- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)

## Relationships

- Point relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. Four-Wall Hardball Rules, 1931](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-fourwall-hardball-1931.md)

Source: Charles J. O'Connell, How to Play Handball ... Including Official Rules for Play and Diagrams of Court Construction (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, copyright 1931; Spalding's 'Red Cover' Series of Athletic Handbooks No. 114R), pp. 102-104; Ohio State University copy (HathiTrust osu.32435007267735), page screenshots saved by the user from HathiTrust's viewer. Public domain in the US.