# Rule 3.7: how the wording changed (Irish handball, softball (60x30)) 6 rulebooks state this rule, from March 2020 to 4 February 2024. The wording was reworded or changed 3 times. ## How to read this - Added words are marked [+ like this +]; removed words [- like this -]. - Each rulebook says what kind of change it is: unchanged, punctuation only, moved, reworded or changed. - A program matched each clause with the one before it. Automatic matches were made by the program alone; machine-reviewed ones were also checked by a second program. A person has not checked either. ## Rulebook by rulebook | Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change | | --- | --- | --- | | March 2020 | International four-wall (40x20), March 2020 | 2 unchanged | | March 2020 | Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game), March 2020 | 2 unchanged | | March 2020 | Irish handball, softball (60x30), March 2020 | 2 first recorded | | 4 February 2024 | International four-wall (40x20), 4 February 2024 | 1 unchanged, 1 changed | | 4 February 2024 | Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game), 4 February 2024 | 1 unchanged, 1 changed | | 4 February 2024 | Irish handball, softball (60x30), 4 February 2024 | 1 first recorded, 1 changed | ## The wording ### Rule 3.7, item 1 - March 2020, International four-wall (40x20): Unchanged (automatic). Wording not shown here. - March 2020, Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game): Unchanged (automatic). Wording not shown here. - **March 2020, Irish handball, softball (60x30)**: First recorded (automatic). Wording not shown here (the text of this rulebook is not published on this site). - **4 February 2024, International four-wall (40x20)**: Changed (machine-reviewed). Compared with International four-wall (40x20), March 2020. Wording not shown here (the text of this rulebook is not published on this site). - **4 February 2024, Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game)**: Changed (machine-reviewed). Compared with Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game), March 2020. Wording not shown here (the text of this rulebook is not published on this site). - **4 February 2024, Irish handball, softball (60x30)**: Changed (machine-reviewed). Compared with Irish handball, softball (60x30), March 2020. Wording not shown here (the text of this rulebook is not published on this site). ### Rule 3.7, item 5 - 4 February 2024, International four-wall (40x20): Unchanged (automatic). Wording not shown here. - 4 February 2024, Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game): Unchanged (automatic). Wording not shown here. - **4 February 2024, Irish handball, softball (60x30)**: First recorded (automatic). Wording not shown here (the text of this rulebook is not published on this site). ### Rule 3.7, item iii - March 2020, International four-wall (40x20): Unchanged (automatic). Wording not shown here. - March 2020, Irish handball, hardball (60x30 alley game): Unchanged (automatic). Wording not shown here. - **March 2020, Irish handball, softball (60x30)**: First recorded (automatic). Wording not shown here (the text of this rulebook is not published on this site). All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).