Do you position the pitch?

Weav · Post by **Weav** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:40 pm

When you set up your pitch, do you play with one person at one end zone, and the other at the other end zone? I have seen this in the rules as the offical wau to play, but our group has always played sideline to sideline. I think it gives you easier access to the entire board. This may have happened to our group because we have been playing since 2nd edition, and thats the way our first commissioner did it.

So, how do you guys play?

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:27 am

Sit where ever is easiest tbh doesn't matter the same stuff happens on the pitch.

Ghost of Pariah · Post by **Ghost of Pariah** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:10 am

We used to play on the sidelines but at the request of one of our coaches we played end zone to end zone once. I liked it better but either is fine around here.

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:18 am

This old chestnut!

We've always played end to end, and it's been that way at every tourney I've played at. Seems to be widely accepted. There isn't any 'right' way though, whatever rocks your boat.

Wierdo!

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:56 am

the phrase is floats your boat not rocks it :p

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:09 am

Grumbledook wrote:the phrase is floats your boat not rocks it :p

Not in Aldershot it ain't!

Sorry, isn't.

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:12 am

I prefer sidelines, easier to reach everything.

Ghost of Pariah · Post by **Ghost of Pariah** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:16 am

I noticed an odd thing about sidline play...(shhh don't tell your opponent) It seems that when a coach is going to take the wide zone route he will often take the widezone nearest to himself. Must be a psychology thing.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:25 am

Opposite ends of the pitch - otherwise there isn't room for a 2nd board on the tables.

Nighthawk · Post by **Nighthawk** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:42 pm

End zone ends - gives you a more offensive or defensive feel

phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:48 pm

Pariah wrote:I noticed an odd thing about sidline play...(shhh don't tell your opponent) It seems that when a coach is going to take the wide zone route he will often take the widezone nearest to himself. Must be a psychology thing.

i'd noticed the same thing... what's most remarkablke is that it works so often, that as long as your defensive setup is in a pattern that looks balanced, you can count on it working... even if the defensive personel are distributed so that you have a clear advantage in specific quality to that side....

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 5:38 pm

We play sidelines, but only because the table we play on is too long to play end to end. I've played both, and prefer end to end, as it gives the game that chess feel (or as someone else said, offensive/defensive feel), but I have played games where I will actually walk around the board to get a look at everything before I make my move, so either way works fine for me.

Chris

Haar · Post by **Haar** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 5:53 pm

I've played both ways and prefer sideline play for easier access to the pieces. On League Night we end up playing endzones, in order to fit two games per table. But I've noticed that the board is a little longer than these tables are wide, so sometimes a coach can cause an "earthquake" taking his hands out of his lap as he starts his turn. Always a bummer.

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 5:59 pm

tape the board down

someone did that at spikey, was rather funny watching it back on longshots vid

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:37 am

tape the board down

And risk damaging the board, no elfing way.