To start playing, all you will need is an air hockey table, a small plastic disk also known as a puck and a couple of mallets. As with other games, two players may flip a coin to determine who gets to hit the puck first. Aside from tossing a coin, players may devise their way of determining who goes first. Once the issue is settled, the first player should be given the puck. As soon as the game starts, the first player has only 7 seconds to hit the puck across the table with the air hockey mallet. If the first player fails to hit the puck within 7 seconds, he will receive a penalty and will be required to give the puck to the other player. The same 7-second rule applies every time a player is to hit the puck.

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