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Ha! 2005 (Triple Play) used tetras made out of PVC pipe and fittings. Each tetra used twelve 1.5" PVC end caps, and most teams decided to build several tetras and goals.

The result? Every Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears around us was sold out of those PVC end caps within days of the Kickoff.

This must have set off alarm bells in their computer inventory tracking systems, because about a month later these stores were overflowing with that specific end cap, but by that point teams had already made all the tetras they needed.

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I've said it elsewhere, but you know... the GDC could have achieved a similar "logo" effect and introduced a new gripping challenge by cutting the pieces out of plywood.

Sure, you wouldn't want people tossing them over the wall of the driver station, but there are lots of ways to put game pieces in to play.

Or we could have game pieces made of 2x4.

Heck, a random selection of used car tires would make great game pieces. In fact for items intended to be "generic", like the soccer ball, the GDC could intentionally specify that a random mix of manufacturers products would be used. That way we'd know that there wasn't some specific characteristic of a game piece that we had failed to consider, because every game piece could be different.

Jason

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Hmmmmmmm.... 24th has come and almost gone, still not available

Hold on to your game pieces that came in the kit - we may need to bring them to the regional so they have enough to hold a competition.;)

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I sure hope these pieces are on a boat already since The Chinese New Year has China shut down for the next few weeks!

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Just think about all of the exercise those of us with full-length fields will get by running back and forth with our 3 KOP pieces! Or, better yet, think of the new local alliances that will be forged by teams sharing game pieces at co-located practice sessions!

Oh the humanity!

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Yay!

They are finally available!

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wish andymark carried more of the game pieces since they know ahead of time so we can get more instead of waiting on back order because we have a slow leak develop in the square at the end of today meeting

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I don't believe AndyMark is to blame here as they are most likely just the storefront to purchase them.

We just ordered our tubes tonight.