[Pretzel]

I'm actually more excited for Recycle Rush than I was for Aerial Assist last year. Last year's kickoff made the game seem like it was going to be fairly flat and boring to me(at least until I dove into the rules and got to know its nuances).

Recycle Rush has multiple game pieces to manipulate, fewer sizing restrictions to encourage creative design, coopertition points, and an interesting qualifications "bonus coopertition" strategy in the form of the Noodle Agreement. It has the possibility of human players scoring game pieces (feeding noodles directly into recycling bins) and the potential to see towering stacks built rapidly by high level alliances. I feel this game has more eye candy and pizzazz to a casual spectator than Aerial Assist did, even though it may seem like less of a direct competition. While truss shots and high goals were cool to watch, I think with pool noodles flying, stacks looming above the referees, and recycling bins teetering on top that Recycle Rush will be a great game to watch!