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Originally posted by Carolyn Duncan
This would mean having a pannel of judges at each field, much like at a boxing match. Hmmm... this gives me anidea for a game. Anyone remember he game with the boxers who try to punch each others' heads so that they pop up? I forget what it's called, it's been awhile.
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It was called "Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots".
Along with my Stretch Armstrong, Evil Knevil Stunt Bike, and my Steve Austin Boinic Man Action Figure, that was one of the coolest toys I had as a kid.
Usually, my brothers and I would start socking each other instead of the robots.
Realisically...
You have a good idea there, Carolyn. All robots could be made to have a "button" or trigger that would disable them if touched. It could even make them run at 50% speed for 10 seconds or so... that would be cool.
Or... the playing field could have such a "button". Let's say it's 2v2... If one alliance touches a certain place or trigger on the field, then the other alliance gets hindered somehow, like slowing down or even stopping for 5-10 seconds.
Also... while I'm rambling, we have not played basketball yet. The game I'm thinking of would be 3 on 3, and we would only have to roll out carpet to play it in a high school gym. We would use real basketballs with real 10' high rims. The game would need to be something like "first team to 10 points wins" or something like that. Oh, well... I can dream.
Andy B.