Starting to make Claimball
The first journal post. What Claimball is, and why this journal exists.
This is the first post in the Claimball journal. Claimball is a casual duel game where you play against an AI rival, and it is coming soon to iOS and Android.
What the game is
The board is a notebook grid of 6 by 10 tiles. The tile where the ball bounces becomes the land of the player who hit it, and if you miss, you lose land. Hit the ball with the center of your paddle and you get a smash, which claims 3 tiles at once.
A match takes about 90 seconds, and the final seconds are a showdown. You face 6 AI rivals across 2 leagues at launch, with more planned in updates.
Why a journal
We will use this journal to share notes from the making of the game. For now, this is the starting line.
What is next
Claimball is free to try, a single purchase unlocks the full game, and there are no ads and no subscription. The price will be announced closer to launch. There is no release date yet. When there is news, it will show up here and in the release notes.
Updated 2026-10-31: match length, rivals and pricing details updated.