Duos

Duos (also known as 2v2 or reluctantly Doubles) is a cooperative Handball game mode based off 2-square. The core gameplay is near identical to 2-square with the key difference being that both sides have an additional player.

Getting out
Being out works a bit differently in Duos. If Doubles occurs or the ball goes out, the person who touched the ball last or was closest to the ball is out.


 * You can also be out by failing to convey a pass to your teammate.

Passing
The ball can be passed to your partner by bouncing the ball towards them in your own square. They must succeed to hit the ball as normal or else they're out (unless BFFs is in play, in which both of you are out).

Doubles on pass
If you are intending to pass the ball, the ball can bounce in your square up to 2 times before being hit by your teammate.

Serve passing
In some cases, you are allowed to pass the ball to your teammate on your serve.

BFFs
Pairs are decided before a session begins. If either you or your teammate gets out, you are both out.

Strategy

 * If you're playing BFFs, don't just go to the person who you think is the best at Handball. Instead, try to pair up with a good friend or someone you work really well with.
 * Duos is all about teamwork! Working together and coordinating shots with passes is key to victory.
 * If you can, try to find times during the rally to talk to your teammate. Communication definitely comes in handy in this mode. Here's some things you can say:
 * "Hey, passing the ball!"
 * "Focus on the ball. Don't let your eyes wander."
 * "Hey, we got this!"
 * "You're doing great! Keep it up!"

Trivia

 * Despite being a lesser-known mode, Duos it is still played by a few people


 * In season 2 of Hardball, a competitive variant of Duos involving 4 squares is played at each event.