# Rule 12 Four-handed and three-handed games (Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900, historical)

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

In a four-handed game, the side serving first is allowed but one service at the commencement of the game. After the first service each side is allowed two consecutive services, the two partners alternating in turn. The server's partner must stand in one of the "partners' boxes" until the ball strikes the service wall on each service. In a three-handed game the single player shall have every alternate service.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Partner](https://handball.theperfectship.com/partner.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/side-onewall-smallball-ymca/12.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Player: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Partner: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- 5 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-onewall-1900.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules" (single wall court), 'Revised by a Committee of the Physical Directors' Conference at Thousand Island Park, June, 1900': base text from the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1907), pp. 153-155 (Internet Archive officialhandbook03athl, Library of Congress copy); also printed in the Canadian Athletic League handbook (Toronto, 1904, pp. 79-81; IA cihm_85174) and the 1906 and 1910 handbooks (IA officialhandbook02athl pp. 185-187, officialhandbook04athl pp. 184-186). Public domain.