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Indoor Sports

Air Hockey score tracker, approved by everyone who played.

Slide a puck across an air table and into the other side’s goal. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.

Scoring

How log8 scores Air Hockey

Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.

  1. Usually 1v1. 2v2 and 1 vs 2 count too.
  2. Record who won, or the score of each game.
  3. No draws.

The basics

How to play Air Hockey

The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.

  • Players2 players, or 4 at a big table.
  • How to winFirst to 7 goals wins a game. Play best of 3 or 5 for a match.
  • How groups differMany arcade tables stop at a set time. Then the higher score wins. Agree before you start.
  1. Hit the puck only with your striker, the round paddle.
  2. Keep your striker on your half of the table.
  3. If the puck goes in your goal, the other side scores and you serve next.
  4. Don’t hold the puck on your side for more than 7 seconds.
  5. If the puck flies off the table, the other side gets it.
  6. Don’t touch the puck with your hand, except to pick it up after a goal.

Play better

Air Hockey tips

  1. Defend from just in front of your goal, not far up the table.
  2. Bank shots off the side walls are hard to read.
  3. Short, quick hits beat big swings.

In the app

Logging a game in log8

  1. Pick the game and the playersChoose Air Hockey, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
  2. Enter the resultRecord the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
  3. The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
  4. Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.

Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides

Questions

Air Hockey in log8: questions

Can I keep Air Hockey scores with friends in log8?

Yes. Air Hockey is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, then it counts.

How do you win at Air Hockey?

First to 7 goals wins a game. Play best of 3 or 5 for a match.

How many people play Air Hockey?

2 players, or 4 at a big table.

Do people play Air Hockey differently?

Many arcade tables stop at a set time. Then the higher score wins. Agree before you start.

Do my friends need the app?

No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.

Settle your Air Hockey rivalry.

log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.

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