Catapult Cup Battle — Two-Player Target Game

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1. Each player sets their cups up in front of them.
2. Take a catapult each and load a ball.
3. Fire at your opponent's cups — both of you play at the same time, not in turns.
4. Aim carefully; a ball that misses is a ball your opponent does not have to dodge.
5. The first to knock down all of the other's cups wins.

• Aim, and adjusting it after a miss
• Playing under pressure while someone else is firing back
• Force control — too hard sails over, too soft falls short
• Winning and losing quickly, in a game that resets in seconds

• Stack the cups in a pyramid instead of a row to change the difficulty
• Move the players further apart once the aim gets good
• Play cooperatively against a single stack in the middle