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A "real race" with broomsticks.

"The Legacy of Hogwarts" is undoubtedly the first hit game in 2023. With a high degree of restoration of Harry Potter, a world-class IP, it has received praise from fans and players.

However, the fly in the ointment is that although the game almost achieves 1:1 restoration of the buildings and scenes in the movie novel, it is missing a very important element-Quidditch.

This magical movement, which is featured in both the novel and the film, was banned in the game because of a sentence from Phineas, then Hogwarts principal (also known as the most unpopular principal in school history).

It's hard to say whether the reason Quidditch was canceled, apart from the frequency of accidents, was because the production team hadn't figured out how to present the game with complex rules.

But there is a saying: "Reality is always better than fiction. "If you're upset that you can't play Quidditch in-game, try this exciting sport in real life.

Yes, Quidditch could be played in real life, and it was a serious competition that had been established for 18 years, with mature rules, competition systems, teams, and official associations.

If you're a fan of HP, you'll soon understand this Quidditch "three-dimensional version," as the game system and rules are similar to those described in the plot, except for one difference-broomsticks.

Obviously, brooms that can take off in place are not available in real life, so in real Quidditch, the broom-riding scene looks like this:

Chasers score points like this:

The batter's Bludger scene looks like this:

And most importantly, catching the Golden Snitch, who could obtain a large number of points and end the game, looked like this in reality:

For the same reason, it is impossible to buy a metal ball with wings that can take off in place. In short, this can be interpreted as a "low-altitude version" of Quidditch in novels. In order to make the game equally competitive and enjoyable, this "real Quidditch" has undergone many changes and adjustments in the rules and game props since its birth.

in that novel, each Quidditch team consist of seven players, namely the chase, the batsman, the seeker and the goalkeeper. the primary objective is that the Chaser is responsible for throwing the Quaffle into the three rings guarded by the opposing goalkeeper. the secondary objective is that the Seeker needs to catch the most agile and highest score Golden Snitch in the game. once the Golden Snitch is caught, the game is over.

Quidditch also allows violence to occur to a certain extent, for example, batsmen on each team are responsible for hitting powerful Bludgers at opposing players to destroy the opponent's attack.

In real life, Quidditch also replicates this basic gameplay and uses three different types of balls to complete the game, which is actually very rare in the current sports system.

For example, the Quaffle, which was responsible for scoring points, was replaced by a volleyball with some air released in reality. If the ball was thrown into any of the opponent's three rings, it would earn 10 points. Since it could not fly in reality, the height of the ring above the ground was basically less than 2 meters.

A Bludger thrown by a player into an opponent's goal to launch an attack. Its play is more similar to a real "dodgeball"-thrown by a batter and aimed at an opponent's player in the field. Once hit by a Bludger, the player can no longer carry any ball. This is equivalent to a "knockout" in fiction and needs to touch his own goal to be released.

In the original book, there are many cases where being hit by Bludgers causes injuries or even nearly death. Since there is no magic that can heal quickly in reality, only a specific "knock down"Buff is used instead.

Quidditch uses a Quaffle (white) and three Bludgers (red). In addition, smaller tennis balls are used instead of the Golden Snitch in real life games. To restore its speed and difficulty in catching, humans also think of their own "special magic"-carried by a neutral player behind them, and only the Seeker can make physical contact with him on the entire court.

However, the difference between the original game and the original game was that in reality, catching the Golden Snitch would only earn 30 points. Moreover, under some of the rules, the game would not end immediately. Instead, it would only end after one party's points exceeded the preset limit.

Under this basic rule, a core rule evolved_every player must have a broom between his legs.

Many first-time viewers of the game wonder about the stick under the player's crotch, but it is precisely this stick that is the last stubborn of these flightless Muggles.

Although you can't send people up to heaven, there are strict instructions in the rules for this broom. For example, it must always be placed between the players 'legs. When the players move, one hand needs to grasp the broom. If the broom falls off during competition, it is also a "knockout."

In layman's terms, this seemingly useless broom, like the "two-handed dribble" rule in basketball, is essentially a restriction on players, which allows them to control the ball with only one hand in most cases, but it is also because of this broom that the sport basically retains the form and essence of the novel except that players cannot fly.

In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts 'narrator once mentioned this sentence:

"Flint almost killed a Gryffindor Seeker, something I'm sure happens to anyone..."

In Quidditch, which has a lot of direct confrontation, injuries and even deaths may sound like a common occurrence, but in reality, Quidditch, which has inherited the attributes of football, dodge ball and volleyball, also has very intense physical confrontation.

Not only can players use their bodies and arms to bring down an opponent's Chaser, but even the Golden Snitch, played by a third party, can avoid being caught by pushing down the Seeker.

But in a game that demands so much physical strength and strength, a more specific rule has evolved-real Quidditch requires both men and women to play simultaneously.

3 In the rules governing the gender of players in live Quidditch, it is explicitly stated that "no more than four players of the same gender out of seven may compete. "

This rule allows each team to play up to four men at the same time, and the definition of men and women in this sport is not based on ordinary biological standards, but depends on each player's own gender perception. At the same time, the game officials also announced that they would accept more players with other perceptions of their gender.

Previously, such regulations and disputes would inevitably be labeled "politically correct" by others, thus triggering further debate. But for those who enjoy the sport, it may be a different attitude.

In 2016, foreign media VICE interviewed Jack Leonard, a Quidditch player who played for Oxford University. As a player who changed his gender perception, he believed that it was because of "equality" that Quidditch became a unique sport.

Zoe Ford, another Oxford player, said: "It's interesting to see that even petite girls have the chance to play against a strong rugby player. "

But it is conceivable that the organizers of such an event will naturally disagree with some of the views of the novel author J. K. Rowling.

In July last year, organizers of Quidditch in the United States, Quidditch in Britain and other countries announced that they would rename the sport from Quidditch to Quadball amid public opinion that J. K. Rowling had been largely opposed by LGBT supporters for some of his remarks against transgender groups.

After the name change, the United States Chief Earth Alliance LOGO has to be said that the name change has also brought a higher degree of dissemination to the sport from other aspects. In the past, because the name "Quidditch" had been registered by Warner Bros., the copyright party, broadcasting and sponsorship of related events had been restricted. After splitting from the original IP, independent Quidditch could hold larger competitions and gain more recognition.

Quidditch originated at Middlebury College in the United States in 2005, when two college students who were still fans created the Quidditch game without flying elements in their spare time. After more than 10 revisions of the rules, it finally formed the current world sport with a complete competition system and professional teams.

Today, the newly named "Qui Earth" movement has its own leagues and teams in many universities in North America and Europe, and even has its own IQA world Cup:

The 2018 Quidditch World Cup in Italy, so obviously, human imagination and execution is the real magic that makes brooms fly.

This article comes from Weixin Official Accounts: Game Research Society (ID: ysaag), author: Yingrou Satellite

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