With players around the country currently looking to get their squash fix, Cleveland’s Mark Anderson and Joe Russell have developed a new way to enjoy squash without a court: a squash-inspired card game, Boast & Drive.
Boast & Drive is a strategic card game for 2 to 6 players. The goal of each round is to win a squash rally, earning yourself between two and five points. The first player to eleven or more points wins the game. Read the game’s complete rules .
Card decks are available to order now on . Your order supports squash across the U.S.–15% of each order received through the end of May will be donated to support ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, and every purchase includes a donation to a member program of Squash & Education Alliance of your choice. Customized designs are available to show support for a team or organization.
Anderson and Russell are both involved in the Cleveland squash community. Russell coaches and is the tournament director of the PSA Cleveland Classic, a $50,000 women’s professional event. Anderson is an active player and serves as the promoter of the PSA Cleveland Skating Club Open, a $20,000 men’s professional event. Anderson is a card game enthusiast and imagined Boast & Drive while self-isolating and playing card games with his family at home.
“It’s very strategic and influenced by a squash rally,” Anderson said. “You have to start with a serve and build your own rally until you hit a winner. You have to use various parts of the court to finish a rally and hit a winner, and then each rally is worth a designated number of points.”
“It’s fun to take the game of squash and play a card game where you keep all of these different strategic aspects of squash in mind as you’re playing.” Russell said. “We had a lot of fun making it and playing it ourselves!”
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