Curby

Curby (often spelled as Kerby in certain areas of Britain and occasionally spelled Kirby in America) is a ball game played predominantly in the UK and in parts of Europe created by Stuart Horrocks brother of Jack Fisher involving two players. The game uses a ball, normally a football, and the field of play is a road with a raised curb on either side. Each player stands at opposing sides of the road and takes turns shooting. Points are scored when one player throws the ball and hits the opposing curb and then catches the ball before it hits the ground. A normal game lasts until one player has scored 10 points. There have been many additional rules added to the game but these tend to vary regionally. Some examples are:

Two points for kicking the ball rather than throwing.

Two points for throwing the ball while facing the other way, i.e throwing blind.

Three points for heading the ball rather than throwing.

One point can be lost if the non shooting player, (the defender) catches the ball before the shooter and then throws it at the shooter before he can get back to his/her curb (home).

Although Curby has no formal league or federation, non-formal leagues have been formed around the UK.

A very common additional rule of the game is that once the shooting player has successfully scored he/she then receives another turn, this time from the middle of the road. He/she then gains one point for every time he/she successfully hits the opposition curb. If the shooter misses the curb, the defender may be allowed to take the ball and attempt to hit the opposing player before he/she is able to return to his/her own side of the street. If successful, the player loses their points.

Curby is a children's street game.

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