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School Sports Dec 24, 2016 10:20:40 GMT -5

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THE GAME OF QUIDDITCH
Quidditch is a popular sports game played around the world, but it is more specific to the United Kindgom. Hogwarts is the main school that plays this sport, although it is popular enough to have pick up games around the world for it. Quidditch is played on brooms and consists of seven team members who work together to score points. Other equipment used are quaffles, which are balls thrown between chasers to score, bludgers, which are hit by beaters using beater bats, and the Snitch, which is sought after by the Seeker. Generally, there are also three Keeper's hoops which the Quaffle has to go through to score.

POSITIONS
Captain / Co-Captain: generally, these positions are reserved for sixth and seventh year students. They work to better the team and as leaders who guide and control the team on and off field. (1 captain or 2 co-captains)

Chasers: these guys work as a unit to get the quaffle along the field and through the hoops on the other side. For every hoop scored, more points are added to the team's score. (3 in total)

Beaters: these guys actively hit bludgers from hitting the seeker, keeper or chasers of their team. They work as a unit to try and get the other team from scoring. They wield beater's bats which are similar to baseball or rugby bats. (2 in total)

Keeper: a keeper is a goalie who tries to actively catch or hit the quaffle away from the hoops. A good keeper is essential for any team, as they'll keep less quaffle scores for the other team. (1 in total)

Seeker: the seeker is probably the most important part of a quidditch team. These guys should be lithe and thin, and fast on a broom as they are seeking the Golden Snitch, a little ball that can give up to one hundred points simply for catching it. These guys often make or break the game. (1 in total)

Reserves: these guys aren't first string players, but should someone get hurt, they are able to take their place. They are often trained and skilled at one or two of the positions, although there are sometimes players who are good at all the positions.

HOW IT WILL BE PLAYED
There will be a single thread for both spectators and Quidditch players alike, so it's important that players follow these rules. Team rosters will be posted at the first post of the game, alongside any weather conditions that may or may not affect the game.

-> Quidditch Captains/Co-Captains are to be the first to post in the thread. They will both roll a dice. Whoever has the higher of the numbers will snatch the quaffle first, once the game has started.

-> Every member of the Quidditch team should post with [TEAM NAME] at the top of the post, centered, in their house color (provided at the first post by the moderator / administration who is running the thread). This is so we can easily identify Quidditch players vs. onlookers.

-> Quidditch should be played fairly -- if a member of Gryffindor posts in response to their team, a member of the opposing team needs to post before the next Gryffindor player can post.

-> Every member of the Quidditch team will have a single centered dice roll (hit the 'dice' button in the posting form). Select the dice from 1-6, and once you submit a post, the dice will show the number. Based on the roll the next team member to respond will use the dice roll's outcome to further the Quidditch game.

-> Posts that are edited in any way after posted, even to fix minor spelling mistakes or to tamper with the dice roll, will count as a penalty and the other team can go for a free score.

THE DICE ROLLS
The following dice rolls have the outcomes your character can use to react to the game, or to further the game should they be playing.

IF A 1 OR 2 IS ROLLED:
--> Chaser: misses the catch, or fumbles the quaffle to the other team
--> Beater: misses the bludger hit, or hits a teammate with the bludger
--> Keeper: allows the other team to score, or accidentally scores for the other team
--> Seeker: misses the catch of the snitch, or loses sight of it completely

IF A 3 OR 4 IS ROLLED:
--> Chaser: successfully passes a catch, or intercepts a pass of the other team
--> Beater: hits the bludger away from team, or hits the tail end of a broom (opposite team)
--> Keeper: catches an attempt to score, or manages to hit the quaffle away from hoops and to team
--> Seeker: finds the snitch within reach but cannot catch it, or is chasing the snitch

IF A 5 OR 6 IS ROLLED:
--> Chaser: successfully scores a goal (+10 points for the team)
--> Beater: successfully knocks a teammate off their broom or turns them around (+5 points for the team)
--> Keeper: successfully blocks an attempt at a goal (+5 for the team)
--> Seeker: successfully catches the snitch (+150 points for the team)

HOUSE POINTS FOR ALL QUIDDITCH GAMES
For all games, house points are awarded to the teams. Each house can get up to half of the total score of their team at the end of the game, once the snitch is caught. For example:

Hufflepuff has scored 7 goals (+70 points), plus knocked three people off (+15 points), caught 2 goals (+10 points). That's 70 + 10 + 15 for a total of 95 points. They did not catch the Golden Snitch, so their total would be 95. They will receive 48 total points towards their house for their efforts.

Slytherin, on the other hand, scored 10 goals (+100 points), knocked only two people off (+10 points), but only caught 1 goal (+5 points). They also caught the Golden Snitch (+150 points). 100 + 150 + 10 + 5 for a total of 265 points. Half of that, 133, goes into their house points.

Since the numbers can oftentimes be a little wonky (and turn into half of points), we always round up to the nearest whole number.

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School Sports Dec 24, 2016 10:21:08 GMT -5

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Post by Billie on Dec 24, 2016 10:21:08 GMT -5

THE GAME OF QUODPOT
Quodpot is an American version of Quidditch, although it's definitely less popular than the broom version. Instead of aiming for a hoops and being on brooms, Quodpot is a bit like American football and Hot Potato. Students have a group of seven people on the team who are assigned either "Handler" or "Guardian". They take turns attempting to pass the Quod, a magical enchanted Quaffle, into the basket on the other side before it explodes. Students who have the Quod explode in their hands (or the last to touch it, should it not be in the hands during explosion) is considered out.

POSITIONS
Captain / Co-Captain: generally, these positions are reserved for sixth and seventh year students. They work to better the team and as leaders who guide and control the team on and off field. (1 captain or 2 co-captains)

Handlers: these guys are known as the offensive players, who generally try to run the ball towards the basket before it explodes. They need to be active and quick runners, but also skilled at being able to catch a ball. (4 in total)

Guardians: these guys are known as the defensive players, who try to stop the ball from being thrown into the basket. They are the only ones who are allowed near the basket to get the ball out or from near it, but may not be in the "basket zone" with the opposite team is trying to throw. (3 in total)

Reserves: these guys aren't first string players, but should someone get hurt, they are able to take their place. They are often trained and skilled at one or two of the positions, although there are sometimes players who are good at all the positions.

HOW IT WILL BE PLAYED
There will be a single thread for both spectators and Quodpot players alike, so it's important that players follow these rules. Team rosters will be posted at the first post of the game, alongside any weather conditions that may or may not affect the game.

-> Quodpot Captains/Co-Captains are to be the first to post in the thread. They will both roll a dice. Whoever has the higher of the numbers will snatch the quod first, once the game has started.

-> Every member of the Quodpot team should post with [TEAM NAME] at the top of the post, centered, in their house color (provided at the first post by the moderator / administration who is running the thread). This is so we can easily identify Quodpot players vs. onlookers.

-> Quodpot should be played fairly -- if a member of Pukwudgie posts in response to their team, a member of the opposing team needs to post before the next Pukwudgie player can post.

-> Every member of the Quodpot team will have a single centered dice roll (hit the 'dice' button in the posting form). Select the dice from 1-6, and once you submit a post, the dice will show the number. Based on the roll the next team member to respond will use the dice roll's outcome to further the Quodpot game.

-> Quodpot is played either 5 rounds of quod explosions, or when one team has no more active players. If played through all five quods, the team with the most players standing wins extra points.

-> Posts that are edited in any way after posted, even to fix minor spelling mistakes or to tamper with the dice roll, will count as a penalty and the other team can go for a free score.

THE DICE ROLLS
IF A 1 OR 2 IS ROLLED:
--> Handler: misses the catch, or fumbles the quod to the other team
--> Guardian: trips at the last minute to block, or accidentally throws quod to the wrong team

IF A 3 OR 4 IS ROLLED:
--> Handler: successfully passes a catch, or intercepts a pass of the other team
--> Guardian: catches an attempt to score, or manages to hit the quod away from basket and to team

IF A 5 OR 6 IS ROLLED:
--> Handler: Quod is successfully makes it into the basket. (+150)
--> Guardian: Quod is successfully blocked (+50)

--> BONUS: each house team gets +100 for every student standing left on the game, with the last quod.
--> EXTRA BONUS: the team with the most standing bodies after the final quod wins +25 for every extra student

IF AN ADMIN ROLLS A DICE:
--> if an Administrator or leader of the games rolls a dice, whatever number shows up is the number of posts until the Quod explodes. This can happen at any time during the thread, and the person who ends up being that number post is out of the game.

HOUSE POINTS FOR ALL QUODPOT GAMES
For all games, house points are awarded to the teams. Each house can get up to half of the total score of their team at the end of the game, once the last quod explodes. For example:

Thunderbird has scored 2 baskets (+300 points), plus caught 5 attempts (+250 points), but has one member left once the last quod explodes (+100 points). That's a total of 300 + 250 + 100 for a total of 650 points. They will receive 325 points in total.

Horned Serpent, on the other hand, scored 3 baskets (+450 points), caught 2 attempts (+100 points), and has 3 members left on the field after the last quod explodes (+300 points). That's 450 + 100 + 300 for a total of 850 points. Because they had more standing students than Thunderbird, they get +50 (2 more people more than the 1 left on Thunderbird). That's 900 points in total. For house points, they will receive 450 points in total.

Since the numbers can oftentimes be a little wonky (and turn into half of points), we always round up to the nearest whole number.

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