Design a Ball Game

Objective: Design a competitive two-player game with a ball that does not incorporate throwing or kicking.

Balance Ball

A balancing game with two players of similar weight, a sturdy ball, and a wooden plank or beam long and large enough to support a player on either end. The players must knock the opponent off the seesaw and stay balanced on it in order to win the game.

The plank cannot be wider than a foot and must be between 4.5 to 6.5 feet long. It must be sturdy enough to balance two people.

The players cannot use physical means to knock off the opponent (e.g., no slapping or pushing the opponent). They may bounce on their end of the board to knock the opponent off balance. At the same time the players must try to gain enemy territory but cannot touch the opponent. One player must stay balanced on the seesaw in order to win. If both players fall off, the game starts over with no winner. The person who first wins 6 times is the Ultimate Balancing Champion.

This is considered a game because it is challenging, there are rules to follow, and it has a symmetrical fairness, to name a few points. The players must use physics, a good balance, and quick reflexes to win while obeying the rules of no purposeful physical contact. Both players start off with the same: one occupation at the end of a plank and must achieve the same goal.