Difference between revisions of "Worms Basketball"
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''Not to confuse with [[Driver#Worm_Ball_Race|Worm Ball Race]], a 2004 scheme similar to '''Driver''' scheme.'' | ''Not to confuse with [[Driver#Worm_Ball_Race|Worm Ball Race]], a 2004 scheme similar to '''Driver''' scheme.'' | ||
==== Worms 2 ==== | ==== Worms 2 ==== | ||
| − | The scheme has existed since at least 1999 (see an [https://web.archive.org/web/20000118115611/http://worms.gamestats.com/?wormball archive snapshot] from [[The Allotment]] dating 18th January 2000), when it was created in [[Worms 2]] and known as '''Worm Ball'''. | + | The scheme has existed since at least 1999 (see an [https://web.archive.org/web/20000118115611/http://worms.gamestats.com/?wormball archive snapshot] from [[The Allotment]] dating 18th January 2000), when it was created in [[Worms 2]] and known as '''Worm Ball''' by an unknown author. [[People/Gizmo|Gizmo]] made his own version of the scheme and it was available for download on The Allotment. |
==== Worms Armageddon ==== | ==== Worms Armageddon ==== | ||
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W:A replay: A Worms Basketball match with KinslayeR, TaG`l-ThaNaX-l and Balee; taken from Worm Olympics |
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Worms Basketball is a point-scoring scheme played on a specially-designed map, inspired by the real-life sport Basketball (a wormy adaptation). Players have to fling their worms into a 'basket' using the Ninja Rope, scoring points as they do so. The number of points scored depends on where the rope is attached. The player with the most points after a certain number of turns wins the game.
Description
| Game setup |
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| Scheme |
| Worms Basketball: |
| Map |
| Specially designed map (examples: [1], right click -> save link as, [2], [3]) |
| Worms |
| One per team |
Players begin by placing their worms anywhere on the court.
They then take it in turns to attach their Ninja Rope to a designated piece of terrain, or anchor platform, which is typically labelled with a number, that number being the points that can be scored. There are usually multiple such anchor platform for players to choose from with different point values. Without re-attaching the rope, the player must fling their worm into the designated basket. If the player successfully dunks their worm, the points are scored. If the player misses, or re-attaches their rope, they must skip their turn (if they didn't already lose the turn to falling).
The map may have a single basket, or multiple baskets, in which case the player can choose any basket. The older Worm Ball maps intended double points to be awarded if the worm flies completely over the basketball post and down behind it.
Players continue until one reaches a pre-agreed total score.
The scheme is not currently supported by HostingBuddy.
History
Worm Ball
Not to confuse with Worm Ball Race, a 2004 scheme similar to Driver scheme.
Worms 2
The scheme has existed since at least 1999 (see an archive snapshot from The Allotment dating 18th January 2000), when it was created in Worms 2 and known as Worm Ball by an unknown author. Gizmo made his own version of the scheme and it was available for download on The Allotment.
Worms Armageddon
Bloopy's Worms Armageddon map from 2001 (later updated in 2003) was based on a similar map drawn in the in-game editor by an unknown creator.
Worms Baskeball
The scheme was revived under the name "Worms Basketball" in 2006, with a map authored by BigBilly and uploaded to the Worms Map Database in March of that year. His map is a remix, also based on Bloopy's and/or other similar maps. Bloopy's map was used in the Worm Olympics later in 2006, and the scheme appeared again in the 2015 Worm Olympics.
