In the grid play a 5 vs 5 or 4 vs 4 possession hockey game.
There a two jokers stood at either end of the area. These two players may receive the ball from either team and are stood in the scoring zone.
The aim is to play possession hockey and use the two Jokers. Everytime the team in possession passes the ball to a joker and receives a pass back they score a point.
The first team to score 5 consecutive points is the winner.
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