# Rule 1.1 Types of Games (USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990, historical)

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

USHA rules text used with permission of the U.S. Handball Association (ushandball.org); credit: U.S. Handball Association. Source: https://www.ushandball.org/

Four-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.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Singles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/singles.md)
- [Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/doubles.md)
- [Cutthroat](https://handball.theperfectship.com/cutthroat.md)
- [Four-wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/four-wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/1-1.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Singles: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Doubles: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Cutthroat: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Singles relates to Doubles: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Singles relates to Cutthroat: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Doubles relates to Cutthroat: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Four-wall.

Rulebook: [USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-1990-06-20.md)

Source: The Official United States Handball Association Handball Rules With Interpretations and One-Wall and Three-Wall Addendum Revised 1991 (Wayback capture 19980519203944 of cohandball.com). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).