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If you've ever played Ultimate, and you've ridden a bicycle, you might like Disc Polo. It's a pretty simple game with a few tweaks from regular Ultimate. The result is a wholly new game.
The Play Area:
Ideally, an unused disc golf course. We used a large field. A parking lot would work well, too.
The Bicycle:
We used mountain bikes, which are a little heavy for this game. The handbrake makes it hard to throw and slow down. Lefties have an advantage. I would suggest a bike with coaster brakes - probably a trick bike or something similar. Any bike will do, though. We didn't care.
The Disc:
We used a standard 160g disc. You don't want to fool around with this. Invest in a good disc. Disc Polo is hard enough without using a cheap freebie disc you picked up at a political rally in '99.
The Goal:
The best goal would be a disc golf "hole." We didn't have one, so we used a citronella torch. We chose the unlit mode, but wonder what could have been. Obviously, goals will be somewhat easier with a disc golf "hole," so that's a good thing to look for. If playing urban style, lamposts work well or even garbage cans.
The Play Area:
Ideally, an unused disc golf course. We used a large field. A parking lot would work well, too.
The Bicycle:
We used mountain bikes, which are a little heavy for this game. The handbrake makes it hard to throw and slow down. Lefties have an advantage. I would suggest a bike with coaster brakes - probably a trick bike or something similar. Any bike will do, though. We didn't care.
The Disc:
We used a standard 160g disc. You don't want to fool around with this. Invest in a good disc. Disc Polo is hard enough without using a cheap freebie disc you picked up at a political rally in '99.
The Goal:
The best goal would be a disc golf "hole." We didn't have one, so we used a citronella torch. We chose the unlit mode, but wonder what could have been. Obviously, goals will be somewhat easier with a disc golf "hole," so that's a good thing to look for. If playing urban style, lamposts work well or even garbage cans.
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If you're playing on a course or in a parking lot, goals are easy (Holes and Lampposts). Field play requires a short set up. You will want to place the goals on either end with room to ride around them. In the carefully rendered computer simulation I have here, the goals are represented by dirty yellow dots. I drew a midline in as well since games just seem better with a midline.
You want a large area of play. A soccer/football field should be large enough. You might want to check that the fields are okay to bike on. Groundskeepers can get upset if you tear up their grass. Check for sprinkler heads as well - they are bad for bikes and bikes are bad for them.
With a large enough play area, boundaries can be eschewed. The more room to ride, the better. Once you determine the boundaries (if any) you are ready to play.
You want a large area of play. A soccer/football field should be large enough. You might want to check that the fields are okay to bike on. Groundskeepers can get upset if you tear up their grass. Check for sprinkler heads as well - they are bad for bikes and bikes are bad for them.
With a large enough play area, boundaries can be eschewed. The more room to ride, the better. Once you determine the boundaries (if any) you are ready to play.
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Jun 4, 2011. 8:35 PM
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ilpug
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i love the open-ended-ness of this game. you could play it on any kind of conveyance.
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Oct 17, 2008. 8:46 PMOompa-Loompa
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This game is ingenious, but there is no where near me to play this. All my friends live in different towns LoL. 5*
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Oct 18, 2008. 7:07 AMmatthewabel (author)
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Hey, thanks.
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Oct 18, 2008. 9:33 AMOompa-Loompa
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mmhmm, good work. : )
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