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Re: Should we really be comparing Breakaway to soccer?

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Originally Posted by jsasaki View Post
I think that foosball is a better comparison than soccer. It just like foosball with 2 bumps and 2 different alliances on the same row. Yeah but it's really not like the game of soccer. It just take the same technique to achieve kicking and what not.
I agree with jsasaki; Foosball with speed bumps (and missing a few player rods) is a much better analogy when talking about the game. I've played Foosball with multiple balls on numerous occasions, just for an added degree of difficulty.

Thinking about it logically, there's 4 "rods" per side, enough for 2 players per side. If you ignore the fact that there is a strand of "players" per rod, just counting the rods themselves there are 4 "players" per side now. Take away one rod per side; add a few speed bumps, towers, and tunnels; add several extra balls; and double the "goals" on both sides; you now have the basis for the 2010 Breakaway challenge
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