IRI 2008- Name-a-game

[Kyle Love]

Since we have lost the meaning of the other thread, I'll open this one.

There seems to be some interest in having another game similar to the 2006 dodge ball game. If you have any suggestions please post them here, and I will try to get the details planned out and get it passed by the IRI committee.

Suggestions so far...
Track-bowling, bowling with trackballs, undefined pins
Trackball race, race around with track balls
Divided dodge ball, no, not with track balls :p
Trackball volleyball, :eek: *scared*
Trackball balancing
Crab trackball soccer
Longest time to stand on ball?(no high heels!:ahh:)
Farthest distance traveled while balanced on ball
Highest distance bounced

[BenjyPoore]

Longest time to stand on ball?(no high heels!:ahh:)
Farthest distance traveled while balanced on ball?
Highest distance bounced?

[Mike Schroeder]

Trackball volleyball
nuff said

[Pavan Dave]

How about "Crab Soccer" except "crab overdrive"?? have like like 4 v 4 and play Overdrive except you have to crab.. and you get one minute rounds or something... I think that would be fun.. But I haven't played crab soccer since the 5th grade (maybe 4th) so I'm down with that too!

[JaneYoung]

Has anyone ever played Under Over?
That might be fun with trackballs. Well silly.

[Aren_Hill]

i vote furthest distance on trackball, and i will enter it.
Or the fastest lap on a trackball

[woody]

Crab soccer sounds good, our school does that every year for 'spirit week' and it's always good fun to watch/play.
The crab overdrive idea sounds good too, loads of fun.

[Herodotus]

Let's see if we can get Karthik into one :eek: (talent show 2007 anyone?)

Really though, crab track (crack?) ball sounds good.

[IbleedPink233]

Just combine all of the games into one - chaos = fun.
Actually, I think Human Overdrive would be extremely fun - especially blindfolded but with "operator control" (yelling from someone else). Those who went to Tempest N' Tampa know what I'm talking about.

[David]

volleyball doesn't work, me and a few others were playing around with the ball, and if you bump the ball, you get knocked over... you know what, volleyball would be fun

[popo308]

volleyball doesn't work, me and a few others were playing around with the ball, and if you bump the ball, you get knocked over... you know what, volleyball would be fun


well you dont actually bump it and stuff....

We do 2v2 sometimes at our shop and have some pretty amazing volleyball competitions.....

occasionally it gets a little out of control and we take out some metal on the rack or hit the mill but generally its quite fun and you get a good workout :D

[Karthik]

It has to be trackball soccer. If you're wondering why, just watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17mQ-ZEo-yc

Best. Game. Ever.

(Yes, this really is how 1114 spends our time.)

[Kyle Love]

If someone could find crab soccer rules, that'd be awesome.

[Lil' Lavery]

Seeing as the trackballs are used for horse soccer...Trackball soccer all the way.
That or trackball hockey...:D

[Jay Trzaskos]

definitely soccer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwKFs6Zygg) :-p

[Alex Golec]

It has to be trackball soccer. If you're wondering why, just watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17mQ-ZEo-yc

Best. Game. Ever.

(Yes, this really is how 1114 spends our time.)

I think we have a winner.

[hillale]

We actually got a mean game of track ball hacky sack going on. It was suprisingly easy, once everyone figured out how much force need be applied.

[synth3tk]

It has to be trackball soccer. If you're wondering why, just watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17mQ-ZEo-yc

Best. Game. Ever.

(Yes, this really is how 1114 spends our time.)
Candidate for funniest display of the Trackball. Also, trackball soccer has my vote.

[Travis Hoffman]

If you could go outside and play - trackball kickball? A little less high contact than soccer. Schedule it for the next fire alarm. :-P

[Kyle Love]

Just remember folks, it needs to be safe...getting kicked in the face with a trackball would more then likely not be considered "safe" by the committee.

[GaryVoshol]

Just remember folks, it needs to be safe...getting kicked in the face with a trackball would more then likely not be considered "safe" by the committee.

Spoilsport :)

Hey, if Andy thinks Trackball Surfing is safe, there will be at least one vote on the committee equivalent to "Anything Goes".

[Manoel]

Wusses! :p

Sure, soccer is fun and easy, but c'mon, we don't even get what baseball is for (because it certainly isn't a sport) but have played it with our trackball. Two-and-a-half inch diameter, seven feet long steel pipes make perfect bats! The loud, smashing, "there goes your $100 trackball) sound is indescribable.

[Bongle]

I vote for human overdrive during field breaks. It'd be interesting to see how scores compare, since humans will be a much easier time of acquiring the ball, but certainly won't be as fast as robots while carrying it. Helmets would probably be necessary though.

[Travis Hoffman]

I vote for human overdrive during field breaks. It'd be interesting to see how scores compare, since humans will be a much easier time of acquiring the ball, but certainly won't be as fast as robots while carrying it. Helmets would probably be necessary though.

Hmmmm....human hybrid blocking. I choose Big Mike, Brandon Martus, and me for one alliance.

[hipsterjr]

trackball shotput- but I think shooters might have an advantage there:P

[Tim Baird]

There seems to be some interest in having another game similar to the 2006 dodge ball game. If you have any suggestions please post them here, and I will try to get the details planned out and get it passed by the IRI committee.


How about Trackball shot put? It'd be the closest thing to human hurdling.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Human Overdrive. We play on our field. Its fantastic.

[synth3tk]

I also vote for Human Overdrive. You have to choose whether you're a hurdler, herder, shooter, or speed configuration. Sounds fun. :)

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

Robot Soccer! PS: You guys are gonna need some body paint! :cool:

[Kyle Love]

Human Overdrive and Trackball Shot Put are the winning two right now....keep 'em coming folks.

I will make a poll within the next week, with the top ideas that are also logical for the conditions that we have to play with.

[Libby K]

Human Overdrive! I'll play!

[seanl]

huge 4 square

[Carlee10]

Trackball Volleyball! We had some serious fun, and destroyed some stuff; definitely better than anything in gym!

[Chris Fultz]

Crab Ball Soccer - With One Player "Must Be Over 40" (since we dropped the "Mentor Match" last year) ....

[Craig Roys]

Trackball Hot Potato!!!

Human Overdrive sounds fun too.

[Kyle Love]

The polls have opened, make your voice heard! (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65647)