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How to Play Quidditch!
By: severus4ever Date: October 21, 2013, 6:12 pm
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Virtual Quidditch
Virtual Quidditch is a game originally started by Quantamus back
when Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was called Zonko's. It's OLD!
My name is sev, and I will be your referee for this slightly
revamped incarnation of Virtual Quidditch. I will be updating
about every other day, and in the case that I am unable to
update, voldedobbydore will be helping me out as the
sub-referee.
CURRENT TOURNAMENT: The Cleansweep Tournament:
Gryffindor:
Hufflepuff: II
Ravenclaw:
Slytherin:
Game 1 Started: August 21, 2011
Game 2 Started: September 19, 2011
Game 3 Started: March 13, 2012
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The Teams
There are four set teams in Virtual Quidditch: Gryffindor,
Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. All four teams play at the
same time against one another. If you are sorted, you play for
your own house's team. However, if you are not yet sorted,
choose a team and stick to it (until you are sorted - then you
will assume allegiance to whichever house into which you are
sorted) and I will keep track.
Rules
1. Please read the section, "How To Play" (see below) before
playing.
2. You may only play for your house. (If unsorted, choose one
and stick to it until sorted)
3. Any and all disputes will be handled by the Referees
(cakeninjak and DanialRadFAN01).
4. Please use full sentences and ALWAYS include the following:
i. For whom you play (your house)
ii. To whom the action applies (the house to send a bludger to,
who you intercept the quaffle from, etc.)
5. Avoid non-play chatter (OOC comments). This is not a chat
thread.
6. Editing your post voids the action. If your post is late,
please edit it to say "late" or "please delete" and post again.
How To Play
Moves
This game operates on a moves-and-results basis. Moves are
considered actions by a player. However, just as moves in sports
are not a certain success, moves in Virtual Quidditch are not a
sure success.
When making a move in Virtual Quidditch (passing, shooting,
sending a bludger, etc.), you can only post your intention, and
not the outcome. Bullet posting (making multiple posts in
immediate succession) are not allowed. You must rely on your
teammates to help complete each move as you had hoped, or on
your opposition to foil your attempts.
Examples of CORRECT moves:
1. Gryffindor shoots the quaffle!
2. Ravenclaw passes the quaffle to a fellow Ravie chaser!
3. Slytherin whacks a bludger toward the Hufflepuff chaser!
Here are some examples of incorrect moves:
1. Gryffindor shoots and scores!
2. Ravenclaw passes the quaffle and the pass is successful!
3. Slytherin whacks a bludger at the Hufflepuff chaser and it
knocks the quaffle out of her hands! Snakes with the quaffle.
Results
A result is the outcome of a move. The results of a move are
determined by the next person to post.
Examples of possible results:
1. Gryffindor scores! The quaffle is up (for grabs).
2. Hufflepuff snags the released quaffle and races toward the
other end of the pitch.
3. Ravenclaw catches the quaffle and zooms off toward the hoops.
4. Slytherin intercepts the quaffle and flips a 180.
5. The bludger connects! Gryffindor catches the falling quaffle
and speeds off.
6. Hufflepuff dodges the bludger and zooms on.
Basically, here's a (really simple) breakdown of possible moves
for each ball:
Quaffle: The quaffle can be shot, scored, blocked, passed,
caught, or intercepted.
Bludger: The bludger can be hit toward another team, and can
make contact (knocking away the quaffle), or can miss/be dodged.
Snitch: The snitch can be caught.
Also, there are a couple more additional rules that are very
important:
1. Once your team is in possession of the quaffle, a
non-shooting move MUST occur prior to scoring (this can be
zooming, passing, etc. Do try to make it interesting, though, as
I will be reading through it all). In short, there must be 4
moves to score: possession, non-shooting, shooting, scoring.
i. This applies to each time the quaffle changes possession. For
example, if Gryffindor loses possession and Hufflepuff recovers
the quaffle, Hufflepuff cannot immediately shoot. They must
"zoom" or pass first.
2. Points made from illegal moves will not be counted.
3. Make sure that, when you are sending a bludger, you specify
to whom you are sending it.
4. If you score with the quaffle, please remember to rerelease
it in your post.
5. ABSOLUTELY NO abusing of other players. This includes any
physical contact ranging from stealing the quaffle straight out
of their arms to kicking them in the face to knock them off
their brooms. Such conduct will result in immediate banning from
the game, and potentially even a site warning.
Late Posts/Posting at the same time
In the event that late posts occur, the first move is always the
most recent. For example:
10:06 AM - Slytherin scores! Quaffle up.
10:07 AM - Gryffindor gets the quaffle!
10:07 AM - Ravenclaw grabs the quaffle and zooms!
In this case, the Ravenclaw poster is late. Therefore, each
subsequent move should be based on Gryffindor having possession
of the quaffle. This also applies to bludgers:
4:16 PM - Hufflepuff zooms...
4:17 PM - Gryffindor sends a bludger toward the Hufflepuff
chaser!
4:17 PM - Hufflepuff shoots!
In this case, the Hufflepuff poster is late; therefore,
Gryffindor sending the bludger is the most recent valid move and
any posts afterward should be in response to the bludger. If
another Hufflepuff were to post that Hufflepuff scored, the
points would not count.
If you make a post that is late or at the same time as someone
else, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to go back and edit that your
post was late so as to not confuse the other players. However, I
will keep an eye out for these sorts of events and account for
them as per the rules.
The Snitch
The snitch is rather tricky in Virtual Quidditch. It is rarely
sighted and quite difficult to catch. When I decide to release
it, I will hide the snitch somewhere in my post or in my
signature, profile, avatar, etc. It is up to you all to spot it.
In order to provide a snitch sighting, one need only to mention
snitch in their post. This can also be hidden.
To catch the snitch, three DIFFERENT players must spot the
snitch (they can come from different houses). The fourth player
to spot the snitch may post "_____________ catches the snitch!
Game over!" At that point, I will tally up the final scores and
announce the winner of that round while also starting a new
round.
Thread Example
Referee: TWEET! The quaffle is in the air! Who will get to it
first?
Gryff1: It's Gryffindor!
Slyth1: Slytherin! edit: Late
Slyth1: Slytherin sends a bludger toward Gryffindor
Huff1: It connects! Hufflepuff snags the falling quaffle and
zooms toward the hoops.
Huff2: Hufflepuff passes the quaffle...
Raven1: And Ravenclaw swoops in out of nowhere to intercept the
quaffle!
Gryff2: Bludger to Ravenclaw
Raven2: Ravenclaw dodges.
Raven3: Ravenclaw shoots!
Slyth2: Slytherin blocks the shot and gains possession of the
quaffle!
Slyth3: Slytherin zooms toward the hoops.
Slyth2: Slytherin shoots....
Slyth3: Slytherin scores! Quaffle up!
Huff1: And the first to reach it is Hufflepuff! Badgers zoom...
Without further ado, let's get started!
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Cleansweep Series:
___Game 1 (Started August 21, 2011) - Hufflepuff wins!
___Game 2 (Started September 19, 2011) - Hufflepuff wins!
___Game 3 (Started March 13, 2012)
Hufflepuff wins Game 2!
SCORE:
Gryffindor: 0
Hufflepuff: 0
Ravenclaw: 0
Slytherin: 320
Last valid move: Slytherin scores, and now the Quaffle is up.
I will most likely start a new shoutbox for the virtual
game.Fans out there watching please dont interfere,if you do
your team's opponent will score a point.If you want to
cheer,throw rude remarks,give tips do it in the original
shoutbox!
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