Stoklomolvi
14-11-2007, 07:43
Stoklomolvi has been hosting Badminton Wars for over a hundred years. The teams were mostly filled with players from Stoklomolvi and nations that were contiguous to Stoklomolvi, but now Stoklomolvi wishes to hold international games. The 1st International Badminton Wars will be held one week from the day that all positions are filled. A write-up is below.
Anyone with any skill at all in badminton are welcome to join. In this type of game, The field is usually very, very large, and often has many trenches and bunkers. A huge net is in the middle, and players must either climb under or over this net to run into the other team's territory to steal a flag. To tag a player and send him to the jail, a player must use the shuttlecock, or birdie, and hit the player with it. If the player returns the birdie and is able to hit the attacking player, then the attacking player is sent to jail instead. Multiple referees monitor the game, and no running while in enemy territory is allowed. Dodging and crawling, however, are legal and are often used by players to evade enemy birdies.
The largest badminton war team was organised in 1995, when team Stelimov was able to gather up around 300 players. They fought against team Correan, which had 277 players, and team Stelimov won 2-1. The main tactic that Stelimov used was rushing the enemy in squadrons of 20, whereas Correan was rather disorganised and tended to charge at heavily fortified bunkers with the wind against them, and thus their shots did not go far. The Stelimov team had height advantages for the most part and were stationary, and as such were able to calculate their shots carefully. Overall, team Correan lost due to a lack of coordination between players.
Badminton Wars is actually quite interesting if there is lots of wind and members on both teams that use high-tech badminton racquets. Many people don helmets to protect themselves from artillery that fires giant balls of mud or water. There have been several instances of deaths in Badminton War; one occurred in 1980, when a player was crushed by an artillery "shell"; another occurred in 1999, when a player drowned in a ball of water. People can actually get quite into Badminton Wars, as shown below:
http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/images/Stoklomolvi_badminton_med.jpg
Some players illegally use shuttlecock guns, which fire the shuttlecocks, or birdies, at around 250 fps. One such person was hit by one of these fast birdies in the face, nearly killing him due to the force of the shockwave. However, despite the anomalies that occur during gameplay, Badminton Wars can be fun and challenging for all ages.
Sign-up Roster
Played Before? [Y/N]:
Team Name:
Number of Players:
Skill Level [H/M/L]:
Leader:
Team Listing
Team Stelimov - Aleksandr Georgiyovich Stelimov
Team Fasters - John Loomer
Team Fegos - Lieutenant Ge'yu Lok'ji
15th Infantry - Sergeant John Hicks
Lions of Afghanazistan - Lieutenant Saadiq Zakir Al-Asad
Anyone with any skill at all in badminton are welcome to join. In this type of game, The field is usually very, very large, and often has many trenches and bunkers. A huge net is in the middle, and players must either climb under or over this net to run into the other team's territory to steal a flag. To tag a player and send him to the jail, a player must use the shuttlecock, or birdie, and hit the player with it. If the player returns the birdie and is able to hit the attacking player, then the attacking player is sent to jail instead. Multiple referees monitor the game, and no running while in enemy territory is allowed. Dodging and crawling, however, are legal and are often used by players to evade enemy birdies.
The largest badminton war team was organised in 1995, when team Stelimov was able to gather up around 300 players. They fought against team Correan, which had 277 players, and team Stelimov won 2-1. The main tactic that Stelimov used was rushing the enemy in squadrons of 20, whereas Correan was rather disorganised and tended to charge at heavily fortified bunkers with the wind against them, and thus their shots did not go far. The Stelimov team had height advantages for the most part and were stationary, and as such were able to calculate their shots carefully. Overall, team Correan lost due to a lack of coordination between players.
Badminton Wars is actually quite interesting if there is lots of wind and members on both teams that use high-tech badminton racquets. Many people don helmets to protect themselves from artillery that fires giant balls of mud or water. There have been several instances of deaths in Badminton War; one occurred in 1980, when a player was crushed by an artillery "shell"; another occurred in 1999, when a player drowned in a ball of water. People can actually get quite into Badminton Wars, as shown below:
http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/images/Stoklomolvi_badminton_med.jpg
Some players illegally use shuttlecock guns, which fire the shuttlecocks, or birdies, at around 250 fps. One such person was hit by one of these fast birdies in the face, nearly killing him due to the force of the shockwave. However, despite the anomalies that occur during gameplay, Badminton Wars can be fun and challenging for all ages.
Sign-up Roster
Played Before? [Y/N]:
Team Name:
Number of Players:
Skill Level [H/M/L]:
Leader:
Team Listing
Team Stelimov - Aleksandr Georgiyovich Stelimov
Team Fasters - John Loomer
Team Fegos - Lieutenant Ge'yu Lok'ji
15th Infantry - Sergeant John Hicks
Lions of Afghanazistan - Lieutenant Saadiq Zakir Al-Asad