Similar rules to bandy are used, but they are simplified to increase the pace of the game.

Because of the smaller playing area used in rink bandy compared to its larger parent sport, there are fewer players, normally six a side.

As artificially frozen and indoor bandy arenas have become more prevalent, the interest for rink bandy has dwindled in the main bandy-playing nations (Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway).

There are still several rink bandy tournaments in Russia,[3] including the Patriarch Cup (Турнир на призы Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси[4]) for children at Moscow's Red Square.

A new variant of bandy played at a small field has been developed in Czechia.