Catching the bouncing ball...

Rustycan · Post by **Rustycan** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 8:28 pm

Does a player have to catch a bouncing ball that scatters into his square, or can he choose not to and have it scatter again??

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 8:40 pm

the rule book says you have to try and catch it, so yes you can't choose to just fail it

Asmodan · Post by **Asmodan** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 9:43 pm

Unfortunatly yes, you have to try to catch a bouncing ball.

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 10:55 pm

Fortunately yoe, you have to catch a bouncing ball (sorry, just kidding)
Roll on my dear Black Orcs. Try for that six...

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:40 am

You can always use a TRR to try to fail the catch (or catch skill or pro)

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:10 am

ianwilliams wrote:You can always use a TRR to try to fail the catch (or catch skill or pro)

That's sneaky, but might be usefull .

Valen · Post by **Valen** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:40 am

I have done that before, much too the disgust of my opponent!

noodle · Post by **noodle** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:49 am

Since a Hand Off became an action I have seen this happen twice

- Usually when the player blitzing the ball accidently catches it - in the old days you could simply hand it off, but now its an action it usually means the guy is surrounded by the opponent's (none-to-happy!) cage!

Never before have I heard

"Oh no - I rolled a six!!!"

Morticus · Post by **Morticus** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:39 pm

But a player that are pushed back into a square where the ball lies cant attempt to pick it up.

Cant one say that a version of that apply to that "the blitzer catches the ball", hmm, but maybe not... one cant really say that he goes "into the square with the ball" 'uncontrollably'.

nvm

Rustycan · Post by **Rustycan** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:33 pm

Well couldnt I pretend that maybe he wasnt looking and let the ball bounce off his noggin?? Maybe he was looking at the orc cheerleaders on the sidelines........ or maybe not!!

Indigo · Post by **Indigo** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:51 am

sadly not - just hope for bad luck!

Djengis_Khan · Post by **Djengis_Khan** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 7:34 pm

but it isn't a turnover when you fail the roll ! ( or not ??)

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 7:39 pm

Failing to catch a bouncing ball isn't a turnover. It's the only case you can drop the ball and continue your turn.

romolus · Post by **romolus** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:32 pm

We houseruled it that you didn't have to try to catch it but it was a turnover if you tried and failed.Made it a bit more interesting.

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:33 pm

I actually like that quite a bit.

As long as your league realizes that when the ball is kicked right to you at the beginning of a game, it wouldn't be a turnover becasue your turn has not started yet...