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2010-08-06 14:04:47
14 votes, rating 4.7
14 votes, rating 4.7
Fantasy Hockey Rules Project
As a long-time Ice Hockey fan (although not living in the most appropriate country), I would have been excited to find alternate BloodBowl rules to switch from football to hockey.
I found on the net a Ruleset named "Cross Check":
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jklewis/bloodice/
I consider it to be a very good starting point, with many interesting ideas but it remains (on purpose, certainly) close to BB, and some important aspects of hockey are missing and could be added for a more satisfying simulation (realistic rink, specific skating movement, checking, and penalty rules, detailed goalie save system, "codified" fight system...)
I'm currently "working" :o) on writing a whole rulebook, still strongly inspired by the BB rules and universe, but adapted to Hockey.
The rules aren't totally ready to be tested yet, and are exclusively written in french for the moment, but I'll report here the progress.
Elbo
I found on the net a Ruleset named "Cross Check":
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jklewis/bloodice/
I consider it to be a very good starting point, with many interesting ideas but it remains (on purpose, certainly) close to BB, and some important aspects of hockey are missing and could be added for a more satisfying simulation (realistic rink, specific skating movement, checking, and penalty rules, detailed goalie save system, "codified" fight system...)
I'm currently "working" :o) on writing a whole rulebook, still strongly inspired by the BB rules and universe, but adapted to Hockey.
The rules aren't totally ready to be tested yet, and are exclusively written in french for the moment, but I'll report here the progress.
Elbo
Comments
Posted by Zombie69 on 2010-08-06 15:57:39
Cool. Just one thing though, it's called "hockey". Other forms of hockey need to be specified, but unless you live in the UK, saying hockey automatically means a sport played on ice, so there's no need to add the word ice!
Of course, there's also cosom hockey, street hockey, sledge hockey (for people without the use of their legs), roller hockey, field hockey, underwater hockey, air hockey, and more!
Of course, there's also cosom hockey, street hockey, sledge hockey (for people without the use of their legs), roller hockey, field hockey, underwater hockey, air hockey, and more!
Posted by Gromrilram on 2010-08-06 16:02:31
Just one thing though, hockey comes from a french word and refers to the stick. So unless you live in canada or the us saying "hockey" means a sport played with a stick, so you should add the word "ice".
Posted by KJG on 2010-08-06 17:15:42
Formally the sport is called Ice Hockey, it's just that it's the most common form of hockey so the word 'ice' has fallen off because of that, in daily usage. At least in Sweden.
Regardless of this I find the idea interesting and wish you gl with the project!
Regardless of this I find the idea interesting and wish you gl with the project!
Posted by Zombie69 on 2010-08-06 18:14:34
In every country where hockey is popular, really. It's just like in countries where soccer is popular, they don't say association football (or soccer for short), but simply football, and it's assumed that they mean that form of football.
Ice hockey sounds as ridiculous a term in hockey loving countries as soccer does in association football loving countries!
Ice hockey sounds as ridiculous a term in hockey loving countries as soccer does in association football loving countries!
Posted by Gromrilram on 2010-08-06 19:53:25
ever been to india?
Posted by easilyamused on 2010-08-06 20:47:36
oh dear god......
one question though Zombie69, why wouldn't people in the UK associate hockey with the ice? I certainly do.
bit of a generalisation there
one question though Zombie69, why wouldn't people in the UK associate hockey with the ice? I certainly do.
bit of a generalisation there
Posted by Zombie69 on 2010-08-07 00:53:59
easilyamused, i've been told that in England, hockey (without ice in front of it) meant field hockey, the most practiced form over there. Maybe i heard wrong.
Posted by Wreckage on 2010-08-07 20:57:23
association football? omg... it's called football because you play ball with the food....
And ice-hockey is called ice-hockey because you play hockey on the ice.
And ice-hockey is called ice-hockey because you play hockey on the ice.
Posted by adambomb on 2010-08-09 04:16:34
sounds cool. look forward to seeing what you come up with