Calvinball, Calvin and Hobbes
2+ players, all ages
Background:
Other kids’ games are all such a bore!
They’ve gotta have rules and they gotta keep score!
Calvinball is better by far!
It’s never the same! It’s always bizarre!
You don’t need a team or a referee!
You know that it’s great, ’cause it’s named after me! — Calvinball Theme
The rules of Calvinball are pretty easy to define — because, well, there are none. Those are up to you. Just get in a wide space with a ball and start shouting out random rules; you’ll get the hang of it. According to Calvin, it’s much better than baseball.
What You’ll Need:
Masks
1 Calvinball — any kind of ball, but often a volleyball
Anything else you decide is necessary to your Calvinball experience (see above comic for inspiration)
Game Play:
“No sport is less organized than Calvinball!” — Hobbes
Calvinball can never be played with the same rules twice. Make up said rules as you go along. How you win is up to you, and such is the glory of Calvinball.
Comments (8)
what about the Parks and Rec game where April and Andy have to say things until one of them spits out their drink?
Eschaton! I thought this website was for smart people
Sorry, Jack. Here’s a Colin Meloy for your troubles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpfK7l404I
What about Fizbin?
Or Cranko?
What about the “Sitting Down Bonus” in Cups?
“… but we’ll be darned if we meet someone who knew about the game before it was popularized as a Sheldon Cooper original. ”
Yeah. This is why, eventually? You will fail.
*checks watch*
Any minute now …
Other favorites: Double Cranko from M*A*S*H and Two Decades of Dignity from Family Guy. There’s a pretty extensive list here too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_games
friends also has bamboozled, which is ‘the best game ever!’
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