Calvinball Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:53 pm
List of Relevant Links for Reference, in Chronological Order
Calvinball Interest Thread (Shadowbourne)
Calvinball Disregulation Treehouse OOC
Watterson Bowl I Signup Thread
Watterson Bowl I Everything Thread
Calvinball Interest Thread (German Shepherds)
Watterson Bowl II Signup Thread
Watterson Bowl II Everything Thread
Calvinball has had a off-and-on following for quite a few years, with the first mention of "Calvinball" on the NS Sports Forum occurring in July of 2009, where a small tournament was created but never finished. A few sporadic attempts for the rest of the summer flamed out as Calvinball, like an old, worn set of treasuries, was pushed back into the NS-Sports closet of discarded ideas.
Until March of 2013, when Shadowbourne, the Father of Modern Calvinball (logo shamelessly applied to him without explicit permission, or even non-explicit) started a discussion thread. Free South Califas and Shadowbourne, with the help of Bearded Moose and Yesopalitha, pioneered the scorination concept of sport-mixing we see today, and for the first time in nearly four years, Calvinball, in the form of the Hobbes Trophy, a friendly scorinated by Bearded Moose and played between the teams of Shadowbourne and Paradystopia. The Calvinball Disregulation Treehouse, the first attempt at any sort of governing body, with set up and a system of friendlies, similar to test cricket and designed by Bearded Moose, were scheduled, whereupon a grand total of zero people RPed, key officers ran out of time for Calvinball, and the Treehouse collapsed.
Until October.
Shadowbourne set up the first Watterson Bowl, running a distant cousin of the Disregulation Treehouse style of Calvinball. Featuring eight teams, a swiss system lead into a four-team playoff bracket, whereupon Super-Llamaland topped New Wolfopolis to win the trophy.
There was another six-month break before the World Calvinball Federation, a new governing body set up by Super-Llamaland and New Wolfopolis. The Watterson Bowl II came out, with an eighteen-team format, the largest in history...but nearly nobody RPed. However, recently Shadowbourne returned from an NS hiatus and joined as the third member of the World Calvinball Federation.
Is there enough interest for a Watterson Bowl III? Can a Disregulation Treehouse system, similar to Test Cricket, get off the ground? Or will a new, radical system define the fourth era of Calvinball?
Please discuss your thoughts on the future of NS Calvinball below.
Calvinball Interest Thread (Shadowbourne)
Calvinball Disregulation Treehouse OOC
Watterson Bowl I Signup Thread
Watterson Bowl I Everything Thread
Calvinball Interest Thread (German Shepherds)
Watterson Bowl II Signup Thread
Watterson Bowl II Everything Thread
Calvinball has had a off-and-on following for quite a few years, with the first mention of "Calvinball" on the NS Sports Forum occurring in July of 2009, where a small tournament was created but never finished. A few sporadic attempts for the rest of the summer flamed out as Calvinball, like an old, worn set of treasuries, was pushed back into the NS-Sports closet of discarded ideas.
Until March of 2013, when Shadowbourne, the Father of Modern Calvinball (logo shamelessly applied to him without explicit permission, or even non-explicit) started a discussion thread. Free South Califas and Shadowbourne, with the help of Bearded Moose and Yesopalitha, pioneered the scorination concept of sport-mixing we see today, and for the first time in nearly four years, Calvinball, in the form of the Hobbes Trophy, a friendly scorinated by Bearded Moose and played between the teams of Shadowbourne and Paradystopia. The Calvinball Disregulation Treehouse, the first attempt at any sort of governing body, with set up and a system of friendlies, similar to test cricket and designed by Bearded Moose, were scheduled, whereupon a grand total of zero people RPed, key officers ran out of time for Calvinball, and the Treehouse collapsed.
Until October.
Shadowbourne set up the first Watterson Bowl, running a distant cousin of the Disregulation Treehouse style of Calvinball. Featuring eight teams, a swiss system lead into a four-team playoff bracket, whereupon Super-Llamaland topped New Wolfopolis to win the trophy.
There was another six-month break before the World Calvinball Federation, a new governing body set up by Super-Llamaland and New Wolfopolis. The Watterson Bowl II came out, with an eighteen-team format, the largest in history...but nearly nobody RPed. However, recently Shadowbourne returned from an NS hiatus and joined as the third member of the World Calvinball Federation.
Is there enough interest for a Watterson Bowl III? Can a Disregulation Treehouse system, similar to Test Cricket, get off the ground? Or will a new, radical system define the fourth era of Calvinball?
Please discuss your thoughts on the future of NS Calvinball below.