Hotshot is unique in that it is easy to provide handicaps for less experienced players, allowing them to compete with better shooters.
Once a player has won the ball, he chooses a number of spots, called "hotspots", on the court, from which to shoot.
Once the player has chosen his hotspots, he proceeds to his first and takes five shots, keeping track of how many he has missed.
In order to proceed to his next hotspot, the player must make as many shots as he missed in the previous round in a row from his offspot.
When shooting from an offspot, a player must make the necessary number of shots in a row to score any points.
First players have only a minute to complete their turn, and must get their own rebounds on every shot and hotspots are worth different numbers of points depending on their distance from the basket.
The penalty varies from ten to twenty, and in some versions, the player does not get an offspot round but must move directly to his next hotspot.