Quidditch (the card game)

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 5846

Thanks a lot! 

 I guess I will get the game out tonight and force someone to play 
with me (g).  At least someone thought that the instructions were 
confusing too.  Now I don't feel like a total git.

I know this sounds rude (b/c JKR loves Qudditch so much..) but I've 
never thought that it would be a fun game to watch.  To play, sure, 
but to watch I think it would be over whelming as there are so many 
different balls and people to keep up with.  


Or then again maybe it's just b/c I'm not the best at sport.

Scott


> 
> Each player gets 5 cards and has to keep 5 cards in their hand, by 
drawing 
> from their OWN stack (which is odd, but there ya go).  There are 3 
piles to 
> start the game (and it really plays better with 3 people than with 
the 
> recommended 2):  Gryffindor, Slytherin, and the Pitch pile.  
Slytherin ALWAYS 
> starts the game (not fair, I think!).  The person whose birthday is 
closest 
> to Harry Potter's gets the first Pitch (although I prefer to play 
with a 
> separate person as Pitch).  A Pitch card is turned over - that 
gives the ball 
> in play.  Slytherin then plays - face down - the card they want to 
play 
> (chaser or or beater or keeper or spell, usually), then Gryffindor 
plays a 
> card.  They both turn the cards over at the same time and the 
highest 
> numbered card wins the set. If one plays a keeper and the keeper's 
card 
> number is highest, then the round continues until someone scores 
the goal - 
> which where the Pitch helps decide and keep track of what's 
happening - 
> especially if more than one ball is in play, because players can 
play to all 
> the balls in the air during their turn). If they are equal, they 
play again.  
> At the end of the round, they draw cards to get back up to 5 in 
hand.  The 
> cards determine what gets done, and the first few times, it can get 
slow and 
> complicated.  The Pitcher has the responsibility of acting as 
referee, 
> determining the order in which the cards are played, and who wins a 
round, 
> and keeping track of the number of balls in play.  You HAVE to play 
on a 
> Quaffle, but you can ignore the Bludgers for a while.  Just as the 
Golden 
> Snitch card can be ignored if no one has a seeker in hand.
> 
> Did that help any?
> 
> Nodigio
> 
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