21 players and two refs took part in the quidditch matches at the
Kidderminster Uni meet on saturday.
A good time seemed to had by most, Thank you to all the riders for their
enthusiasm for a new game with rules still a bit wobbly inplaces. I’d
welcome comments on the rules we used, I have one alteration to make to
them already, and will amend the on-line rules later in the week.
I’ve thought of a way of getting the game even closer to the broomstick
game, BUT it need a Bike-Ball ball and I’ve never seen one of those in
England. How easy to buy are they in Germany? Untill I’ve got such a ball
and tried it out I’ll not change rules about size of balls or goals.
sarah
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Sarah Miller wrote: > 21 players and two refs took part in the quidditch matches at the > Kidderminster Uni meet on saturday. > > A good time seemed to had by most, Thank you to all the riders for their > enthusiasm for a new game with rules still a bit wobbly inplaces. I’d > welcome comments on the rules we used, I have one alteration to make to > them already, and will amend the on-line rules later in the week.
Seemed pretty successful to me. The game kept its structure and didn’t
degenerate into mayhem.
People were concerned about the catching of the Snitch overriding any of
the benefits of goal scoring - but I gather that’s the case in the real
Quidditch too. People enjoyed playing and didn’t seem too concerned about
whether they won or lost. How very British.
Rocket pointed out that the goalies might need some padding - or at
least some guidance in life-preservation. Trevor was a hero but could’ve
needed hospital treatment with a couple of close calls by the sounds of
things. :-}
> I’ve thought of a way of getting the game even closer to the > broomstick game, BUT it need a Bike-Ball ball and I’ve never seen one > of those in England. How easy to buy are they in Germany? Untill I’ve > got such a ball and tried it out I’ll not change rules about size of > balls or goals.
Sounds intriguing.
So, how do you spot a unicyclist in a crowd? She’s the one coming up with
really bizarre suggestions.
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> People enjoyed playing and didn’t seem too concerned > about whether they won or lost. How very British.
<snip>
Ha! You just wait until Manchester has a team!
Christopher Grove
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Sarah Miller wrote: > > 21 players and two refs took part in the quidditch matches at the > Kidderminster Uni meet on saturday. > > A good time seemed to had by most, Thank you to all the riders for their > enthusiasm for a new game with rules still a bit wobbly inplaces. I’d > welcome comments on the rules we used, I have one alteration to make to > them already, and will amend the on-line rules later in the week. > > I’ve thought of a way of getting the game even closer to the > broomstick game, BUT it need a Bike-Ball ball and I’ve never seen one > of those in England. How easy to buy are they in Germany? Untill I’ve > got such a ball and tried it out I’ll not change rules about size of > balls or goals. > > sarah > > – > Unicycle-Meet , Hockey, Basketball, games & workshops Saturday Dec 1st > , with Uni Barn Dance in the evening Harry Cheshire High School, > Habberley rd, Kidderminster e-mail stevegrain@aol.com for details
Okay, Okay, obviously I’m gonna haveta actually READ Harry Potter now to
understand how Quiditch is actually played on broomsticks and how a Snitch
works. I swore I wasn’t going to get dragged into the mayhem but I guess I
was underestimating its power.
Which book is it described in so I know how long it’s going to take for me
to get there. I’m a slow reader!
BTW… Why is it called “Sorcerer’s” Stone in the US rather then
“Philosopher’s” Stone? (sp?)
Christopher Grove
“Be Bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.” -Basil King (Anyone who
can give me more info on THIS Basil King please email
me.)
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> Which book is it described in so I know how long it’s going to take for > me to get there. I’m a slow reader!
It’s in all of the books. There’s also a little book about Quidditch that
I think says something about it.
> BTW… Why is it called “Sorcerer’s” Stone in the US rather then > “Philosopher’s” Stone? (sp?)
It’s because they didn’t think the Americans would know what a Philosopher
was! No seriously, that’s true, it really was changed cos of that.
Christopher Grove <c_r_grove@yahoo.com> wrote: > Which book is it described in so I know how long it’s going to take for > me to get there. I’m a slow reader!
A good introduction to Quidditch is in the first book, “Harry Potter and
the Philosophers Stone” this book includes Harrys first broomstick lessons
and his introduction toQuidditch .
> BTW… Why is it called “Sorcerer’s” Stone in the US rather then > “Philosopher’s” Stone? (sp?)
I read that the P word was thought to be a turn off to our US comrades.
sarah
Unicycle-Meets , Hockey, Basketball, games & workshops Saturday Oct 27th
and Dec 1st Harry Cheshire High School, Habberley rd, Kidderminster
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Christopher Grove asked: > > Which book is it described in so I know how long it’s going to take > > for me to get there. I’m a slow reader!
Sarah Miller suggested: > A good introduction to Quidditch is in the first book, "Harry Potter and > the Philosophers Stone" this book includes Harrys first broomstick > lessons and his introduction toQuidditch .
It’s also worth reading “Quidditch Through the Ages”, ISBN 0-7475-5471-4
(which I expect Sarah’s already got).
It was released in the UK for Comic Relief, along with “Fantastic Beasts &
Where to Find Them”. I don’t know if it’ll be readily available elsewhere,
but the US Amazon site has got both books.
> > BTW… Why is it called “Sorcerer’s” Stone in the US rather then > > “Philosopher’s” Stone? (sp?)
The Philosopher’s Stone isn’t an invention of J K Rowling. In mediaeval
folklore it was the holy grail of alchemy, the stone with the power to
turn base metals into gold. Apparently Merkins have always called it the
Sorcerer’s Stone,
> I read that the P word was thought to be a turn off to our US comrades.
