Unusual, potential game pieces

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

IMO, a good game piece:

• is durable
• is cheap and abundant
• is relatively light
• won't cause injury
• is fun to toss around, and looks good on camera
• hasn't been used before (though we can let this slide if the game uses an old piece in a way that requires new designs)

While I completely agree that those points can help identify a good game piece, I can't help by come up with recent exceptions to all of them. Orbit balls, for example, were not durable or abundant. A number of game pieces, if ejected from the field, weren't particularly safe - frisbee to the head, or a huge ball from Over Drive knocking people over. Totes aren't particularly light weight, or cheap in the quantities needed for an off-season event. It's incredibly difficult to find a really good game piece. Most pieces are deficient in some area.

I would add to the list that game pieces need to be accessible to teams of all skill levels. Having a game piece that some teams (especially rookies!) Can't effectively interact with is pretty bad, in my opinion!