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Con_Stripes · 06-15-2009, 09:41 AM

Gobstones Club Rules

Hello and welcome to the Gobstones Club! Gobstones is a magical game similar to marbles & petanque played by Muggles, except that the balls spit up (gob) a foul smelling liquid in the face of the opposing player when they loose a point! The version of Gobstones we will be playing this term is a variation of Classic, in which you must knock more Gobstones than your opponent outside of the circle.

House Teams: Each student will serve as a representative of their House and have the opportunity to participate in the Gobstones Tournament. There will be no set number of members on the team, and thus, NO TRYOUTS. Everyone gets to play if they wish to do so (even Mods and Quidditch team members) by choosing to answer for their House whenever a question is asked! Also, there are no ‘positions,’ so any person can answer any question at any time.

Tournament: The tournament consists of three matches, two preliminary and one final Championship match. The matches will be open in their own threads and will last for approximately 1-2 weeks, which is plenty of time to allow for people in different time zones and with differing schedules to be involved. The first two matches will run simultaneously in different threads, while the third will be played a short time after those matches conclude.

Format & Scoring: These matches will be played using a question-answer format, similar to that used for Quidditch matches in the School RPG. Questions will be categorized by academic subjects that include: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, Current Events (pertains to Hogwarts, A History for the School RPG), Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination, Flying and Quidditch, History of Magic (includes Harry's time at Hogwarts and anything prior), Muggle Studies, Potions, and Transfiguration.

Each match is divided into eight rounds. Each round consists of three questions of varying challenge levels – Easy, Moderate, and Difficult, and varying subjects, with some questions combining subjects. Each question will be asked to BOTH Houses simultaneously in a head-to-head situation. Each house gets ONE CHANCE ONLY to answer the question, so only one player (presumably, whoever gets there first and thinks they know the answer) should answer from each House. (Please do not post the same answer multiple times from different players of the same house. Answers from the same house posted 4 or more minutes apart will be penalized so make sure you refresh when necessary.) The first House to answer correctly will get their ball closer to the Jack Stone than their opponent and earn one point for that round.

If a house answers and the opposing house believes the answer to be incorrect, that opposing house has the opportunity to answer the question correctly (provided that they have not already given another answer.) If the first House is incorrect and the second House is correct, the ball belonging to the first house will be "knocked" out of the circle and out of play. The second house's ball will be considered closest to the jack stone, thus earning them one point for that question. If both houses get the question wrong on their first attempt, both stones will roll out of the circle, out of play, and there will be no score for that question.

The House with the most points (best out of three) for each round will win that round. Each subsequent round will be played the same way until 8 rounds have been completed. The house with the most won rounds will have rolled their gobstone closest to the pit and won the match. In the event of a tie, either within a round or between rounds, there will be a tie-breaker question or round of questions, respectively.

House Points: The winning house of the championship match will receive fifty house points.

Example: Here is what a question from a round may look like:

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Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw
Subject: Ancient Runes
Round 1, Question 1
Difficulty: Easy

Question: Which rune is known as the Rune of Chance, Mystery, and Science?

Now say, Slytherin answered first with the following:

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Perth

Since this answer is correct, my reply (as Club advisor) might look like this:

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The Slytherin player rolls the stone at just the right speed and angle, putting their gobstone as close to the jack stone as you can get! Ravenclaw's stone overshoots and rolls out of the circle! ٍSlytherin's stone spits up that foul-smelling nastiness into the face of the Ravenclaw player!

Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Slytherin

Match Score
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Ravenclaw: 0 rounds

Responsibilities: All members on each team are expected to act with decorum both in the school RP and on the SS site. Any abuse or perceived unsportsmanlike conduct behavior by any member of a House (player or not) can result in House Point deduction, detention, banning from the Gobstones club, loss of the match, and/or expulsion from the site.

Infractions and Penalties: Editing your post is not allowed. If you are caught editing your answer to a question during a match, the opposing team will automatically be awarded the point for that question, regardless of their answer. If the behavior continues, you will be banned from the club. You have been warned.

Anna Banana · 07-30-2009, 04:16 AM

Magi-Me-more; make you transfigure like a wizard of 20

Con_Stripes · 07-30-2009, 04:32 AM

Slytherin unerringly hit the grey stone out of the circle and take the point. This next round will be the decider.

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Round 7 Score
Question 1: Slytherin
Question 2: Slytherin

Round winner= Slytherin

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Match Score
Gryffindor - 3 rounds (1, 4, 5)
Slytherin - 4 rounds (2, 3, 6, 7)

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Round 8: Question 1
Subject: Herbology/ History of Magic
Level: Medium

Name 5 Professors who have taught Herbology at Hogwarts. (First and Last names)

Anna Banana · 07-30-2009, 04:37 AM

Armand Erikson, Cleo Virohsa, Michelle Korvis, Anastasia Bunbury, and Phoebe Phoenix

Con_Stripes · 07-30-2009, 04:47 AM

Gryffindor start the round with a strong shot, knowing this round is their chance to crawl alongside Slytherin and force a Sudden Death round. The red stone knocks a grey stone and sends it spinning gently to rest half way to the edge of the ring.

ooc: Would have also accepted Herbert Beery, Neville Longbottom, Pomona Sprout and Drago Carracio (Armand Erikson)

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Round 8 Score
Question 1: Gryffindor
Question 2:

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Match Score
Gryffindor - 3 rounds (1, 4, 5)
Slytherin - 4 rounds (2, 3, 6, 7)

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Round 8: Question 2
Subject: Potions
Level: Easy

What is another name for an anti-love potion (more than one possible answer), and how is it different from a hate potion?

highjinx · 07-30-2009, 04:49 AM

Delusting Potion-outcome isn't hate, it's apathy

Anna Banana · 07-30-2009, 04:52 AM

Delusting Potion; A hate potion reveals the worst faults and habits of the target. A delusting potion causes you to fall out of love with someone (or not love them in the first place).

Con_Stripes · 07-30-2009, 05:08 AM

Slytherin are not willing to give up so easily, they want to get to the finals to get that winning streak going full throttle. They make a neat toss and clip the red stone, knocking it out of the way and nudging the grey stone closer to the circle boundary.

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Round 8 Score
Question 1: Gryffindor
Question 2: Slytherin

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Match Score
Gryffindor - 3 rounds (1, 4, 5)
Slytherin - 4 rounds (2, 3, 6, 7)

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Round 8: Question 3
Subject: Muggle Studies
Level: Difficult

If you have 200 US Dollars and exchanged it into Wizarding money using the exchange rate of 9.4, purchased a packet of self-shuffling cards, A box of edible dark marks and a reusable hangman from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley, how much would you have left over when you convert it back to US Dollars?
(ooc: use this link for the exchanging)

PadfootAndTheWolf · 07-30-2009, 05:15 AM

$148.29

highjinx · 07-30-2009, 05:15 AM

$69.37

MarcyMoo · 07-30-2009, 05:17 AM

$144.60

Con_Stripes · 07-30-2009, 05:37 AM

Both teams fumble in their eagerness to win the round and both teams miss, sending their coloured stones right out of the circle.

ooc: Since you probably all want to know, those three items cost 12g 8s 5k, which converts at the rate of 9.4 to 117.32, leaving 82.67 US Dollars.

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Round 8 Score
Question 1: Gryffindor
Question 2: Slytherin
Question 3: Draw

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Match Score
Gryffindor - 3 rounds (1, 4, 5)
Slytherin - 4 rounds (2, 3, 6, 7)

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Round 8: Question 4
Subject: COMC
Level: Easy

What Magical Creature resembles a hedgehog?

highjinx · 07-30-2009, 05:38 AM

knarl

Anna Banana · 07-30-2009, 05:39 AM

knarl

Rosa Chispa Princessa · 07-30-2009, 05:41 AM

niffer

Con_Stripes · 07-30-2009, 05:47 AM

Slytherin take aim and knock the grey stone out of the ring, yet manage to keep their green stone neatly in play. Gryffindor meanwhile get covered in nasty gob.

Slytherin Win the match and will defend their previous win in the championship!

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Round 8 Score
Question 1: Gryffindor
Question 2: Slytherin
Question 3: Draw
Question 4: Slytherin

Round Winner = Slytherin

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Match Score
Gryffindor - 3 rounds (1, 4, 5)
Slytherin - 4 rounds (2, 3, 6, 7, 8)

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MATCH WINNER = SLYTHERIN