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CinnamonGirl 03-10-2004 02:45 PM

The "rules" of Calvinball
 
The Official Rules of Calvinball

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1.1. All players must wear a Calvinball mask (See Calvinball Equipment - 2.1). No one questions the masks (Figure 2.1).


*IMPORTANT -- The following rules are subject to be changed, amended, or dismissed by any player(s) involved.

1.2. Any player may declare a new rule at any point in the game (Figure 1.2). The player may do this audibly or silently depending on what zone (Refer to Rule 1.5) the player is in.


1.3. A player may use the Calvinball (See Calvinball Equipment - 2.2)in any way the player see fits, from causal injury to self-reward.


1.4. Any penalty legislation may be in the form of pain, embarassment, or any other abasement the rulee deems fit to impose on his opponent.

1.5. The Calvinball Field (See Calvinball Equipment - 2.3) should consist of areas, or zones, which are governed by a set of rules declared spontaneously and inconsistently by players. Zones may be appear and disappear as often and wherever the player decides. Zones are often named for their effect. For example, a corollary zone would enable a player to make a corollary (sub-rule) to any rule that has benn, will be, or might be declared. A pernicious poem place would require the intruder to do what the name implies. Or an opposite zone would enable a player to declare reverse playibility on the others. (Remember, the player would declare this zone oppositely by not declaring it.) (Figure 1.5a and 1.5b)

1.6. Flags (Calvinball Equipment 2.3) shall be named by players whom shall also assign the power and rules which shall govern that flag for particular moment in that particular game(Figure 1.6).


1.7. Songs are an integral part of Calvinball and verses must be sung spontaneously through the game when randomly assigned events occur. These random events will be named and pointed out after the player causes the event.


1.8. Score may be kept or disregarded. In the event that score is kept, it shall have no bearing on the game nor shall it have any logical consistency to it. (Legal scores include 'Q to 12', 'BW-109 to YU-34, and 'Nosebleed to Trousers'.) (Figure 1.9)


1.9. Any rule above that is carried out during the course of the game may never be used again in the event that it causes the same result as a previous game. Calvinball games may never be played the same way twice (Figure 1.9)

2.1. Mask - All participants are required to wear a mask - Figure 1.1


2.2. Calvinball - A Calvinball may be a soccerball, volleyball, or any other reasonable or unreasonable, spherical or non-spherical object - Figure 2.1a and Figure 2.1b

2.3. Calvinball Field - The Calvinball Field should be any well-sized field, preferably with trees, rocks, grass, creeks, and other natural hindrances to health.


2.4. Miscellaneous - Other optional equipment include flags, wickets (especially of the time-fracture variety), and anything else the players wish to include (Figure 2.4).

** This rulebook is not required, nor necessary to play Calvinball.
Special Thanks to the Calvinball Founders Bill Watterson, Calvin, and Hobbes.



:D

Crack 03-10-2004 04:08 PM

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1.4. Any penalty legislation may be in the form of pain, embarassment, or any other abasement the rulee deems fit to impose on his opponent.
Sounds like highschool...

uncle phil 03-10-2004 06:08 PM

so what's the game?

Fly 03-10-2004 06:44 PM

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Originally posted by uncle phil
so what's the game?


yeah...........fill us in.......


rule 2.5 how the hell do you play the game

twotimesadingo 03-10-2004 07:27 PM

Calvinball is best described as a game in which the rules, obtectives ... indeed, in which every parameter ... is made up spontaneously.

example

bernadette 03-10-2004 08:01 PM

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nice example ;)

CinnamonGirl 03-11-2004 05:57 AM

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Originally posted by uncle phil
so what's the game?

It's from Calvin & Hobbes...the rules are, there aren't any rules...I thought it was amusing that someone made up a rule book to explain that :)

Peetster 03-11-2004 06:00 AM

This is great. If you watch Nick, it's pretty similar to "Timmyball" from "The Fairly Odd Parents".

Redlemon 03-11-2004 07:16 AM

If you like constantly-changing rules without the physical effort... try Fluxx. I'd been playing the free PalmOS version, and finally purchased the actual card game (which is a later ruleset). Lots of fun.

There's also the Mad Magazine Game (any rule is subject to a majority vote; we once voted that 5 was an even number to prevent someone from winning), but that is out of print. I got it on eBay.

Or, if you are completely out there, go for 1000 Blank White Cards, the official card game of the Discordians.

rockogre 03-11-2004 09:22 AM

I LOVE Calvinball.

I have the "You have to hop backwards while singing the alphabet song" flag.

clifclav 03-11-2004 11:39 AM

Clalvinball is great
Calvinball is fun
Hobbes will never win it
Cuz' his mitts won't hold a gun.


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