Lifeforce - The Rulebook

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Lifeforce

TheGentlemansGame


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ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................. 5

Section1BeforeGamePreparation.......................................................................................... 6 1)Thetable................................................................................................................... 8

2)TheVessels............................................................................................................. 10

Section2TheRules................................................................................................................. 12 1)Startingthegame.................................................................................................... 14

2)Serving.................................................................................................................... 16

3)DuringaPoint......................................................................................................... 20

4)EndofaPoint.......................................................................................................... 22

5)Rebounds................................................................................................................ 26

6)TheVessel............................................................................................................... 28

7)SuperSaiyan........................................................................................................... 32

8)Spills........................................................................................................................ 36

9)PlayOn................................................................................................................... 38

10)EndGame.............................................................................................................. 40

Section3VariationsoftheRulesforDoubles......................................................................... 42 1)Serves..................................................................................................................... 44

2)TheVessels............................................................................................................. 46

3)EndGame............................................................................................................... 48

4)DrinkAllocation....................................................................................................... 50

Section4DrinkAllocation....................................................................................................... 52 1)Serving.................................................................................................................... 54

2)Duringthepoint...................................................................................................... 58

3)TheBakersDozenRule........................................................................................... 60

4)SuperSaiyan........................................................................................................... 62

5)TheDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble........................................................................ 64


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Someseetheglasshalffull,othershalfempty. WhatIsee

is12moredrinkstilyourunnakedaroundthistableyou

pansywristedbiatch!Buddha.


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IntroductionTheobjectofLifeforceistodrainalloftheopponentsdrink,

alsoknownastheirLifeforce,fromtheirvesselthatsitsin

themiddleoftheirhalf,whilstnotlettingyoursgetdepleted.

Thegameisplayedmuchlikenormaltabletennisbutwitha

fewtwists.

Thebasicsare:

1)Theres25drinksinyourvessel2)Loseapoint,drink13)Opponenthitsyourglass,drink24)Ifitgoesinyourglass,finishyourdrink5)IfyourLifeforcegetsdrainedtozero,itstheendofaset

6)Bestof5setswinsThatsprettymuchthegistofthegamebutmanyotherrules

existthatmakethegameveryintenseandcompetitive.

ThisisLifeforce,wehopeyouenjoyit!


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Section 1Before Game Preparation


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1)Thetable


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a.Astandardtabletennistablewithdimensionsof9feetlongby5feetwideb.3circlesaredrawnonthetableateachendforatotalof6circlesonthetablei.Eachcirclemustbe9cmindiameterii.1circleisplacedintheexactmiddleoftheendand

theothertwoareplacedeithersideofthecentrecirclehalfwaybetweenthemiddleofthetableandtheedgeforeachside

c.Nodrinksotherthanthelifevesselsaretobeonthetableatanytimethatamatchison

Figure1:Tablelayoutforoneend.

4

.5feet

9cm

1.25feet

5feet

2.5feet

2.25feet


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2)TheVessels


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Section 2

The Rules


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Thesearethenittygrittyrulesthatyouwillundoubtedlyfind

excessive now but necessary once playing. These were

worked out over timewithmy friends as situations arose

during game time and nobody knewwhat should happen.

Theyarenecessaryandselfexplanatory(onceyouseethem

in

action)

and

the

driving

power

that

makes

Lifeforce

the

addictiveandcompetitivegameitis.


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1)Startingthegame


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a.Eachmatchstartswitharockoff,best2outof3i.Thewinneroftherockoffdecideswhichendtheywouldliketostartfrom

ii.Thewinneroftherockoffservesfirstb.Eachmatchis3setslong(best2outof3)

i.WinningasetisdefinedasdepletinganopponentsLifeforcetozero(drinkingallofthedrinksinthe

vessel)

ii.Ifadifferentamountofsetsshallbeplayeditshouldbeaunanimousdecision,preferablydecided

beforetherockofftoavoidconflict


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2)Serving


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a.Theservermustmakesureeveryoneisreadybeforetheyserve

i.Thisincludeshavingallvesselsincorrectspotandreceiverhavingtakendrinks

b.Theservergets1faultforatotalof2chancesattheserve

i.Afaultisanyservethatfailstogettheballintoplay

c.Theservecanbetakenfromanywherewithintheplayersownhalf

i.Theservercanmovefrombehindthebaselinetoservetheballbutcannothaveanypartoftheir

bodycomeovertheopponentshalf

d.Theservemustbebouncedoveri.Theballmustbounceontheservingplayersownhalfaftercontactwiththeserversbatbefore

travellingoverthenetandbouncinginthe

opponentshalf

e.Theservercanservetheballinanydirectiontheychoose

i.Reboundscountoffanythingsurroundingthetable(seeSection2,5 Rebounds)

ii.Theballdoesnothavetotraveldiagonally


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f.Thereceivermaynothittheserveonthefulli.Theballmustbounceonceontheserverssideandonceonthereceiverssidebeforethereceivermay

playit

g.TheservermayservetheballinanymannertheywishaslongasitconformstotherulesinSection2,2

Serving

h.Iftheballhitsanypartofthenetandgoesintotoreceivershalfwithinbounceregulations,itwillbe

immediatelycalledaletandtheservemustbere

taken

i.Aletdoesnotcountasafaulti. TheserverisdeemedtohaveAcedthereceiveriftheyservetheballandthereceiverdoesnotmakeany

contactwiththeballusingthebatorhanduptothe

wristjoint

i.Ifthereceivermanagesto(accidentallyoronpurpose)touchtheballwiththebatoreitherhand

uptothewristjointtheservewillbedeemedto

NOTbeanace


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3)DuringaPoint


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a.Aplayermusthittheballoverthenetonthefullatalltimes

i.

Exceptonaserve(seeSection2,2,c.)

b.Aplayercannothittheballonthefulli.Playersmustwaitfortheballtobounceintheirownhalfbeforetheymayplayatit

c.Theballmaytouchanypartofthenetandlandintheopponentshalfandstillbeplayable

i.Thismustoccurwithinbounceregulationsii.Thiscannotoccurduringaserve(seeSection2,2,g.)

d.Theplayermayonlytouchtheballoncetoreturnite.Theplayermayusetheirbatoreitherhanduptothewristjointtoplayattheball


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4)EndofaPoint


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a.Thepointwillbeconsideredoverif:i.Theballtouchesthegroundii.Theballbouncestwiceinoneplayershalfiii.Theballhitsthenetanddoesnotmakeitoverinto

theotherplayershalf

iv.Areturnedballdoesnotmakeitbacktotheopponentshalf,i.e.:

1.Theballisdeemedtohavebeenhitoutofplay

v.Theballcomestorestvi.Theballiscaughtbyaplayervii.Theballiscaughtorhelpedbyaspectatorviii.Theballlandsinsideavesselix.

Theserverdoublefaults

b.Aplayerisdeemedtohavewonthepointbymakingtheopponentendthepoint

i.Howeveraplayerwinsthepointwhenheendsthepointbylandingtheballintheopponentsvessel

c.Iftheballisgoingoutandaplayertouchesitwiththebatoreitherhanduptothewristjointtheplayerloses

thepoint(evenifitisunintentionaloranaccident)

i.Thisincludescatchingtheballd.Attheendofthepointthewinnerservesforthenextpoint


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e.Theservermay,attheendofapoint,makethelosergettheball

i.Thisisknownasthelosergetsruleii.Thisisaslongastheballisnotwithin5metersoftheserver,ontheserverssideofthetable

iii.

TheservermayusethisruleiftheballISwithin5

metersontheserverssideofthetableONLYifthe

ballisdeemedtobeinapainintheassspot,

suchasunderacarorinagarden

1.Thisshouldbeusedwithcautionasitcancomebacktobiteyou

f.Attheendofapointsomeonewillhavetodrinkasetamountofdrinksdeterminedbywhathappenedduring

thepoint

i.Thesemustbetalliedcorrectlyandmustbeunanimouslydecidedastruebasedontherulesin

Section3DrinkAllocation

1.Foranydisputesrefertosaidsection2.Anyuncertaintyshouldbevetoedbytheownerofthetableandtheirwordisfinal


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5)Rebounds


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a.Reboundscountoffanythingsurroundingthetablei.Thisincludesthingsontheserversownhalf,theopponentshalfincludingpeople,literallyanythingii.Theballcanhitanythingsurroundingthetableasmanytimesasitcan

iii.Theballmustcontinuewithitsownmomentumfrombeingstruckwiththebatandnottouchthe

ground(seeSection2,3EndofaPoint)

b.Reboundsareadoublestandardi.Reboundsoffthesurroundingscountastheplayerhittingtheball,howevertheplayermayalsohitthe

balliftheyneedto

1.Theballmuststriketheplayershalfofthetableeitherbeforeorafterrebounding

beforetheplayerCANplayattheball,as

reboundsdonotcountasabounce. i.e.Itis

theplayersdiscretionwhethertheydeemit

necessarytohittheballoffareboundasthey

cansimplyletitPlayOn

c.Theplayermayusetheirtorsotoreboundtheballi.Thisdoesnotcountasabounceorastouchingtheball

ii.Thetorsoisdefinedasfrompubesup(includinghead)

iii.Theballmuststriketheplayershalfofthetableeitherbeforeorafterstrikingthetorso(butnotboth)

beforetheplayermayplayattheball,asthetorso

doesNOTcountasabounce

iv.ThetorsodoesNOTcountasahit


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6)TheVessel


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a.Identicalvesselsmustbeusedforeachplayeri.A500mL(halfstein)glasswithauniformfrontsurfaceisofficial

b.Thevesselmustremaininthecentrecircleontheplayershalfduringpoints

c.Ifthevesselhasahandleitmustbepointingtowardtheplayer/owner(i.e.awayfromthenet)

d.

Eachvesselcontainsasetamountofdrinksthatmustbe

determinedbytheplayerspriortoeachset(thisisthe

Lifeforcethatmustbedrained)

i.Playersmustunanimouslydeterminewheretheywillfilltheirglasstopriortoeachset

ii.Playersmustunanimouslydeterminetheamountofdrinksthevolumerepresentspriortothegame

1.Alargevolumewithsmallamountofdrinksmeansthateachdrinkisworthmorevolumeandviceversa

iii.25drinksina500mLglassistheofficialamounte.TheVesselisadoublestandard

i.Iftheballhitsthecuponthefullitisdeemedtohavebouncedandmaybeplayedat

ii.Iftheballhitsthecupandthetableinanyorder(tablecup,cuptable)itisdeemedtohaveonly

bouncedonce,thepointisnotover,andtheball

maybeplayedat

iii.Theballmaynothitthetablethenthecupthenthetable,theballisdeemedtohavebouncedtwice

andthepointisover(seeSection2,4,a.,ii.)


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a.Whenaplayerwinsapointwithouttheopponentreturningtheball(knownasofftheserve)whichalso

resultsinadrinkallocationfortheopponentofatleast

2,theservergetsaSuperSaiyanPoint.

i.Thisincludes:1.Servinganace2.Receivertouchingtheballofftheservewithbatonthefull

3.Hittingacupofftheserveandthemnotbeingabletoreturnit

b.Ifaservergets3SuperSaiyanPointsinarowtheyturnSuperSaiyan

i.Ifareceivermanagestogetabatoreitherhandupto

the

wrist

joint

to

contact

the

ball,

deeming

the

serveNOTanace,orisabletoreturntheballinto

playafterithittheircup,theSuperSaiyanPoints

resetto0andtheservermusttrytoget3inarow

again

ii.ThefirstSuperSaiyanPointisknownasAWunzah)

iii.ThesecondSuperSaiyanPointisknownasHeatingUp

iv.ThefinalPointisknownasGoneSuperSaiyan


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a.Ifaplayerspillsaportionoftheirdrinkoutoftheirvesselwithoutknockingthecupover,theplayermust

filltheircupuptothestartingpositionbutkeeptheir

scorewhereitwas

i.Thismeansifplayersstartedwiththeirdrinksatthe500mLmarkandaplayerspillstheirdrinkwhen

theyhave14drinksleft,theywouldfilltheirdrink

backuptothe500mLmarkandstillonlyhave14

drinksworthoflifeleft

ii.Thismeansthattheplayerispunishedforspillingtheirdrinkbyhavingtodrinklargeramountsforthe

restoftheset


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9)PlayOn


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a.Insomecasestheballmaybeconsideredtobeletplay(PlayOn)andtheopponentmustreturntheballelse

losethepoint

b.Thismayoccurwhen:i.Theballbouncesoffaplayerscupandbackoverthenetwithinbounceregulations(seeSection2,6

TheVessel)

ii.Theballhitsaplayerscupandtheplayerreturnsit(seeSection2,6TheVessel)

iii.Theballbouncesoffasurroundingstructureandtheplayersside(eitherorder)thenbackoverthe

netwithinbounceregulations(seeSection2,5

Rebounds)

c.Anydrinkallocationpointsthatoccurduringtherallyareaccumulatedandgiventotheloserofthepoint


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10)EndGame


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a.OnceaplayersLifeforcereacheszero,theyaredeemedtohavelost

b.Thelosingplayergetsashot(throw)withtheirelbowbehindtheirbaselineatthewinnerscup. Iftheball

landsinthecupthewinner,thoughstilldeclared

winner,mustfinishtherestoftheirdrink

i.ThisisknownastheRebuttal c.Ifaplayerloseswithouthavinggotasingledrinkoffthewinner,thewinnermaymaketheloserdoanudierun

around

the

table


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Section 3

Variations of the Rules for Doubles


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Therulesfordoublesarethesameexceptforthefollowing:


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1)Serves


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a.Eachtimeateamwinsapoint/servetheymustalternatewhotakestheserve


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2)TheVessels


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a.Whenthegamestartsthevesselsstartontheoutsidecirclessothatthemiddleoneisvacant

b.Whenateammateiseliminatedtheremainingplayercanchangethecircletheirvesselisoneachtimethey

loseapoint


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3)EndGame


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a.WhenthefirstteammatesLifeforceisdepletedtheyareoutandtheirpartnercontinues

b.

Whenthelastteammateisouttheteamlosesandthe

lastplayerleftfromthelosingteamgetRebuttalon

theremainingopponentsglasses(oneorboth,

dependingwhoisleft)

c.Ifeitheroftheremainingopponentshavenotlostasingledrinkinthesetthentheycangiveoutanudierun

(aroundthetable)toaplayerontheoppositionthat

theychoose

i.Thisisdecidedbytheplayerwhosvesselitisd.Ifbothremainingopponentshavenotlostasingledrink,bothmembersofthelosingteammustdoanudierun

aroundthetable


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4)DrinkAllocation


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a.Theplayerwhoisresponsibleforlosingthepointtakesthedrinks

i.Thisincludeswinnersfromtheoppositiononadeterminableplayerssideanderrorsthatlosethepoint(unforcedorotherwise)

ii.Thisdoesnotincludewhenthepointiswonbytheballhittingacupandthepointendingimmediately

after

b.Ifthepointendsbyhittingacupandthepointendingimmediatelyafter,theplayerwhosvesseltheballhit

lastdrinksthetotaloftherally

i.Thisholdstrueeveniftheotherteammatetriestogettheballbackbutfails

c.Iftheteamlosesthepointfromawinnerdownthemiddlefromtheopposition,theoppositionchooseswho

takesthedrinks


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Section 4

Drink Allocation


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b.Lossofpointwhenreceiver:i.BeingAced=2drinks+ 1SuperSaiyanPointii.Loseoffserveifserverhitseithertheirowncupandtheserveisgoodorhitsreceiverscup(regardlessof

contactmade)=2drinks+1SuperSaiyanPoint

iii.Loseoffservebutmakecontactwithball(nocuphit)=1drink

iv.Loseoffservewhenbothserversandreceiverscupshit(regardlessofcontactmade)=4drinks+1

SuperSaiyanPoint

v.Makecontactwiththeballonthefull=2drinks+1SuperSaiyanPointvi.Nottakingdrinksbeforeserve=1drinkvii.Sayingreadybutnothavingcupincorrectspot=1

drink

viii.Balllandsindrink=Finishwholedrink


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2)Duringthepoint


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a.Loseapointwhentheballhitsyourglassanytimeaftertheserveisreturned=2drinks

b.IftheballmakescontactwithaglassatanypointduringapointandtheballisdeemedPlayOnbyeitherthe

ballbouncingbackoverwithinbounceregulationsorthe

playerreturningtheball=add1drinktothetotaldrinks

attheendofthepoint

i.e.g.iftheballhitseithercup(only1)beforethepointends(rally)andbouncesbackoverthenet(or

itisreturned)andaplayerthenlosesthepoint=2

drinks+1drinkforPlayOn

ii.e.g.iftheballhitsa3cupswithinarallythenaplayerlosesthepoint=6drinks+1drinkforPlay

On

c.Anyplayerthatthemajoritydeemstohavedone/saidsomethingstupidastobeconsideredapartyfoul=1

drink

d.Balllandsindrink=Finishwholedrinke.Anydrinksputonthetableduringamatchbyanyone=1drink

f.Balllandsinspectatorsdrink=finishwholedrink


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3)TheBakersDozenRule


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a.Ifaplayerknocksoveraglasssothatitspillsallthedrinksinside,thenthatplayermustdrinktheopponents

wholedrinkandtheplayersthenfilltheirdrinksbackup

tohalfofthestartingvalue(roundingup)andtheset

continues

i.Fortheofficialamountofdrinks(25)thismeansthattheplayerswouldfillbackuptothevolumeof

13drinks(abakersdozen)

b.Ifasecondknockoveroccurswithinthesamesetthesamethinghappensbutusingtheneweststartingvalue

i.Forthepreviousexample,13wasthenewstartingpoint,so7wouldbethenextstartingpoint

c.Ifathreeknockoversoccurtothesameplayerwithinthesamematchtheplayerisdeemedtohavelostby

defaultandthegameisover

i.Thiswillbethecaseifitistheplayersfaultornotd.TheBakersDozenRuleshallbeenforcedinsinglesandindoubles

i.IndoublestheplayerthatknockedoverthecupmustdrinkALLtheplayersdrinksincludingtheir

teammates


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4)SuperSaiyan


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a.IfaplayerisSuperSaiyanandwinsapoint,totalthefinalamountofdrinksawardedduringthepointand

doubleit


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5)TheDoubleDoubleDoubleDouble


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a.Indoubles,ifaplayerhitstheballandithitsbothopponents

glasses,

within

bounce

regulations,

both

opponentsdrink4each

i.Thismustoccurinanyoftheseorders:1.Tablecupothercup2.Cuptableothercup3.Cupothercuptable4.Cupothercup

ii.IfthereispointsintherallybeforetheDDDD,theplayersmustdrinkthetotaloftherallyeachplus4

each

1.e.g.2cupshitinrallythenDDDD=9drinkseach

iii.ItispossibletohavethisPlayOn1.

Ifthathappens,theplayerthatlosesthe

pointmustdrinkthetotaloftherally(not

includingDDDD)plusboth4s=totalofrally

(withoutDDDD)+8

a.e.g.DDDDPlayedOnthen2cupshitinrally=13drinks

2.IfthepointendswithanotherDDDDthenbothplayersdrinkthetotaloftherallyplus

another4each=totalofrallyplus12

a.e.g.DDDDPlayedONthen2cupshitinrallythenDDDD=17drinks

each


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