…it was a very polarizing hat
Ok, so I missed doing an entry Sunday. I made up for it.
The Doclopedia #186
Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Games
Every universe has gaming geeks. This is what some of them play.
Technology: The Gathering On at least three worlds where magic has mostly replaced science, this game has been created and is wildly popular. It’s a collectible card game and some of the cards (such as the Fusion Generator or the Genetic Engineer) fetch very high prices.
Swords & Spells This is the game that Dungeons & Dragons would have been if it had been created by drama and film students instead of miniatures wargamers. It has a very devoted following and made deeper inroads into mainstream culture than D&D did on our world.
Dog Chess This game is only slightly like the chess we know. It has similar moves and the pieces bear somewhat of a resemblance to chess pieces, but everything else about it is different. The board is made up of 100 squares, scent plays a huge roll and pieces can be caused to submit and join the opposite pack. This game is hugely popular among intelligent canids.
Survival World Part MMO, part reality series, part Artificial Reality, this game is huge on Earth 5. After going through 7 levels of training that eliminates the weakest players, the final contenders (upwards of 3,000 of them) are placed in the Survival World Reality and told to get from point A to point B. These points are usually on different continents. Everyone has a different destination and everyone starts out with nothing but the clothes on their back and a dagger. Game breaks occur only when the player needs food, water or a bathroom break. Sleeping must be done in game. Most games last for about 6 weeks. Killing other competitors in the game world is not against the rules.
The Doclopedia #187
Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Sports
Welcome to the wide world of multiversal sports!
Martian Rules Football This is like some unholy blending of American football, soccer and pole vaulting. Due to the lower Martian gravity, spectacular leaps, passes and kicks can be made. The field is 1.25 miles long and .75 miles wide. Teams start with 12 players and no replacing of injured or banished players is allowed. There are lots of injuries.
Zeppelin Racing In this sport, small three man zeppelins race through an obstacle laden track that can be up to 60 miles long. No weapons are allowed on the zeppelins, but crewmen are encouraged to taunt other crews quite rudely. The annual European Cup draws entries from 16 different countries. In North America, zeppelin racing is done on a zigzagging 100 mile long course and the no weapons rule does not apply to pre-gunpowder weapons.
Flooning There are no less than 5 universes where flooning, or some variant thereof, exists. Flooning matches draw huge crowds and every city and town seems to have a team. Play is done on a hexagonal field where each side measures 100 yards. There are two lesser goals (fleens) and one greater goal (floon) per side. Each team has 23 players, counting the scruffer and the two lorks. The game is played in 17 minute segments and 5 segments make up a full game. During the third segment only, the zanziball is replaced by a hotdisk and a umblyball. The first team to score 33 points wins. If there is a tie by the end of the game, the teams play one final 9 minute segment with two zanziballs and a kidge. First team to score a two way floon wins.
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