The following FAQ was created as an attempt to help those who are new better understand grifball as well as help them find their way around the community. If you are a regular to the game of grifball and having something you’d like to contribute to this FAQ, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You can also find more information on the game of grifball here, via Halo Wiki.

What the heck is Grifball?
Grifball is an online video game “sport” played on custom maps within Halo 3. It features two teams of four, armed with hammers and swords. A round bomb is placed in the center of the court. At the beginning of each round teams rush to the middle of the court in “tip-off” fashion, to retrieve the bomb. The goal is simple – arm the bomb by planting it on the opposing team’s goal. There are nine untimed rounds. The first team to five wins.

So, how exactly do I play Grifball?
You need an XBOX 360 and a copy of Halo 3. For further instructions, check out the following article – How to play grifball in Halo 3.

Can grifball only be played in custom games?
Most of the time, yes. However once a month Bungie includes a grifball playlist in matchmaking, courtesy of their double XP weekends. You’ll find many grifball league members playing there. Double XP grifball varies from custom grifball in that the rounds are timed and games have five rounds instead of nine.

Grifball has a league? Really?
Indeed it does. Two, in fact. The Grifball.com league runs three times a year via Spring, Summer, and Winter leagues. GrifballHub’s Good Games League, a non-competetive Grifball league, runs every couple of months here on the Hub.

I’d like to join a grifball team, how do I do that?
Over on the Rooster Teeth forums, there’s a thread set up specifically for players and teams. Teams may post when they’re holding open tryouts or simply when they are looking for a specific type of player. Players are welcome to post if they are looking to be part of a team. The alternative to joining an already established team is creating your own. Find three friends who love grifball as much as you do and start up a team!

Okay, so I created a team, where do we sign up?
Keep yours eyes on Grifball.com. The seasonal leagues do not have specific start and end dates, so you’ll need to keep watch and wait for them to open up the sign-ups for each season. In the meantime you should continue to get in as much practice with your team as you can. Find other teams to scrimmage with. It will only help to improve your game.