Rules of Ultimate
About this site
You are looking at my presentation of the WFDF Rules of Ultimate. I made this site after more than twenty years of play and probably hundreds of hours spent trying to understand, explain and look up in the rules—I wanted something where it was easier and faster to find what I was looking for, does not require downloading Yet Another App (although you can install the site as an app if you wish, on most platforms; see the footer), and where it is easier to see the full picture in how many of the common rules relate to each other.
This is, unusually, a commentary edition: Throughout the text, you will find various commentary based on my own understanding of the rules, including common misconceptions, links to other relevant parts of the rules, interpretations that the WFDF seemingly felt were too trivial but that I feel deserve a highlight (often based on what I see new players not know) and “case law” from ultimate culture that you could otherwise only learn by playing. These are, of course, completely unofficial, and they do not carry any force like the rules or official annotations do. It my hope that people will use them as the proverbial lamp post: “for illumination, not support”. If you do not like them, simply do not open them. Likewise, the index in the top bar is based on my own understanding, although of course it only contains links. All the actual rules and annotations are, to the best of my ability, identical to the official WFDF Rules of Ultimate 2021–2024 and v1.2 of the corresponding Official Annotations.
Ultimate is a game where the rules only exist as long as we, the players on the field, know them and understand them. Nobody will get every detail right, but we can strive towards creating fairer outcomes for everybody. I hope that this site will be a small contribution in that aspect.
If you want to contact me for whatever reason, see my home page.
– Steinar