So if you don’t know what Quidditch is, you either have been living in a hole or haven’t heard of Harry Potter. Which probably means you’re living in a hole. Also, Sci identifies as a Ravenclaw, thank you. 🙂
Quidditch is a game played by wizards on broomsticks. The idea is that you have a main ball, called a Quaffle. Three Chasers pass the Quaffle off to each other in an attempt to get it in goal. The goals are three hoops at either end of the field, guarded by a Keeper, who attempts to whack the balls away. To complicate this, you have the Beaters, which are basically the defensive aspect of the team, carrying bats, which they use to hit Bludgers, which are mean little dudes who hit Chasers (or anyone else) in the face or wherever they can. To complicate all of THAT, there’s a final thing, the Golden Snitch, which is a little golden ball with wings, that flies around. There is then a Seeker (one on each team) who seeks the Snitch, and tries to catch it. The game ends if and only if the Snitch is caught. Since the Snitch doesn’t care, games can last for DAYS, but in general in the books they don’t.
Looks like this:
So. Quidditch. Wizard game. Well it turns out that MUGGLES (that’s us non magic peeps) are playing this!
Observe:
You can see the modifications here. Less CGI, on the ground, etc. Instead of bats the Beaters carry dodgeballs, which they hurl at the opposing team. The Snitch is represented by a yellow-clad cross-country runner who darts around, and when he’s exhausted caught, the game ends.
Sci thinks this is all well and good, but I really do feel that it will remain a novelty game (there are college teams though) unless some modifications are made. My proposals:
1) No brooms. Use a larger field and stretch those legs and RUN. Honestly those brooms look like they give you sores.
2) Cleats. See above.
3) No snitch or Seekers. Gasps of horror, I know, but I really do think that the Snitch complicates and distracts. I think the game has PLENTY going on (Quaffle, Bludgers) without adding a snitch. To make things more on the field, you could add more to the offense and defense, say 5 Chasers and 3 Beaters.
But that’s just me. Thoughts anyone? Better with brooms than without? The Snitch? C’mon, we’re all geeks here, we GOTTA have thought about this. 🙂
