Rally Royale

Nine players, one table, and only one seat that matters. Rally Royale is a 3D table tennis game played winner stays on: beat the challenger in front of you and you keep the throne, lose and you walk to the back of the queue while the others play it out. How to play 1. Drag anywhere to slide your racket along the end line. Returns are automatic when it meets the ball. 2. Flick up while dragging to add lift: a light flick for a little, a big flick for a smash. 3. Every ball carries a tell. Answer it: block the pace, lift the spin, drive through the chop, smash the lob and hold the angle with a light, steady flick. 4. Games are short: first to 5, win by two from 4–4. 5. Win and the next challenger steps straight up. Beat all eight in a row for a full reign. The queue holds eight named challengers, each with a style of their own. Ivo Marchetti deals everything down the middle, Sofia Lane lives on the angles, Kenji Arata brushes heavy topspin, Aziz Rahman chops everything back, Jules Vance changes pace mid-rally, and Odile Valcourt, the Baroness, plays every style in one hand. While you wait your turn, the others play out their games and you can follow the results. There are five rooms, from The Velvet Parlour through Salon Doré, The Emerald Room and Monte Lacquer to The Grand Royale. Win 3 in a row in the Parlour to open the next room, and longer runs after that, up to all eight for The Grand Royale. Every room plays faster and sharper than the last and pays more for each game won, with a larger payout when you clear the whole queue. Spend your winnings in the Cage on six racket rubbers from Ruby Pips to Gold Leaf, four ball finishes and four table cloths such as Midnight Baize and Black Lacquer. Crowns keeps your longest run in each room, full reigns, tells read, smashes and twelve awards, including Full House for beating all eight challengers in one reign. Settings add a read-the-tell guide, a high gallery camera, haptics and salon ambience with turning chandeliers. Rally Royale plays fully offline: no account, no adverts and nothing to buy. Take the table, and hold it.