The goal of Pall Mall is to use a stick/mallet to hit a wooden ball across the playing field and through a raised hoop quickest or in the fewest possible hits.
Today we shall use paint guns as our mallets and Avatars in Ball Suits as the ball. Two players will take the field at one time. Each will be assigned a different colored ball. The first player to send their ball through any hoop on the field will win.
The Rules:
- Stand or take a seat under the tent or on the observation deck until your turn.
- Do not take out a paintball gun until it is YOUR turn to play. Breaking this rule may get you expelled from the event.
- When it is your turn to play, you will be assigned a ball. Your goal is to get your ball through one of the rings before your opponent.
- Both players and both balls will begin the round on the "Starting Mound", players may take out their paint gun as soon as they are on the mound.
- Wait for the referee to begin the round.
- Balls will not move of their own accord (i.e. the ball isn't going to walk toward or away from the rings). There is one exception to this rule. A player may request that their ball teleport back to the Start Mound if they feel the ball is 'stuck' (under a ramp, in a tree, with the audience, etc). The ball will teleport, not walk back to the start mound.
- Both players have the option to paintball both balls throughout the round!
- The balls will announce (in the zone box) when they have gone through a hoop.
- The first player to get their ball through any hoop on the playing field wins the round.
- When your round ends put your paint gun away and move back to the tent or observation deck so another round can begin.
If there is time at the end of the event, we will allow the winners of each round to play against each other.
Questions? Ask NyteLyte. Thank you for coming!
Some information on the history of Pall Mall and related games:
Traditional Games - Croquet and cousins
http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Croquet.htm
Wikipedia Pall Mall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pall_mall_(game)
