Gob Robbing in Liikkala
Rules
Gob Robbing - Player roles
Gob keeper
A Gob keeper guards the gob by holding the stick in the gob
Tries to dodge the Gobbet thrown by the Dag
Protects his position by hitting the Gobbet away from the gob
Steals a vacant gob to get into a better position
Dag
Tries to conquer a gob for him/herself. There are two ways to steal a gob:
1. Throwing the Gobbet at another player in the body or limbs, but not in the head or face. The Dag picks up the Gobbet after protecting it by placing his stick next to the Gobbet. Another player is not allowed to hit the Gobbet with a stick once it is protected by the Dag. Throw is always done underarm from the place where the Gobbet was picked up. An approach stretch is allowed - but the Dag cannot walk with the Gobbet in hand, nor hit the Gobbet with the stick. Picture below.
2. By stealing a vacant gob. The player whose stick is in the gob first will get possession of the gob. In contentious situations, possession is determined by RPS-system. Picture below.
How to play
The game always has two player roles: Gob keepers and Dags. The number of Dags in a game depends on the total number of players. A good thumb rule is to have 1 Dag per 5-7 Gob keepers
The aim of the game is for the Dag(s) to conquer the gob of another player (Gob keeper), and for the Gob keepers to protect their position
The game becomes faster and creates more fun, when Gob keepers try steal gobs from other Gob keepers. A Gob keeper can steal the gob of another player at any time when the gob is vacant (e.g when another Gob keeper tries to hit the Gobbet away and doesn't have his stick in the gob)
1. Throwing the Gobbet at another player in the body or limbs, but not in the head or face. The Dag picks up the Gobbet after protecting it by placing his stick next to the Gobbet. Another player is not allowed to hit the Gobbet with a stick once it is protected by the Dag. Throw is always done underarm from the place where the Gobbet was picked up. An approach stretch is allowed - but the Dag cannot walk with the Gobbet in hand, nor hit the Gobbet with the stick. Picture above.
2. By stealing a vacant gob. The player whose stick is in the gob first will get posession of the gob. In contentious situations, possession is determined by RPS-system. Picture below.
Playing equipment
Gob
A small pothole dug in the ground, a plastic cone eith s hole, or a similar loose object
The distance between the gobs is to be approximately three steps, and they are to be randomly arranged
Gobbet
A light object which can be thrown or hit with the stick, and which doesn't "fly" very well (or very far)For example: for playing inside, a sock filled with soft material, and playing outside a short piece of bicycle inner tyre made into a knot
Stick
A stick made from a deciduous tree, no longer than waist level measured form the ground, and no thicker than a thumb below knee level, preferably peeled
Safety
It is not allowed to hurt another player!!!
No other player can be hit with the stick, nor hurt in any other way
It is not allowed to hit another players stick
Another player cannot be pushed with arms or the body
Tackling is not allowed
It is not allowed to lift the stick above waist level (Picture below)
Protecting the Gobbet
The Dag places his/her stick next to the Gobbet
When the Dag has protected the Gobbet, it can no longer be hit, and the Dag can lift up the Gobbet safely
The Dag cannot walk with the Gobbet in hand, nor hit it with the stick
Throwing of the Gobbet
It is done from the place where the Gobbet was picked up
An approach stretch is allowed
Back foot needs to stay where the Gobbet was picked up
Throw is done underarm
Stealing a gob
A vacant gob can be stolen by the Dag or by any other player
The player whose stick is in the gob first will get posession of the gob
Self refereeing of all contentious incidents: RPS (Rock - Paper - Scissors)
Hitting the Gobbet
The gob keepers protect themselves by hitting the Gobbet away with their sticks
Hitting is to be done along the ground
A sharp, quick, snapshot is the best
It is not allowed to lift the stick above waist level
Hitting the Gobbet towards another Gob keeper will give better protection than hitting the Gobbet to the side of the field of play
Team game
The game is divided into frames
Each player of a team is a Dag in turn. The purpose of the Dag is to tag (drop out) all Gob keepers of the opposing team
The teams have the same number of players
A frame is won by the team, whose Dag tags out all the Gob keepers of the other team first, and which has Gob keepers left in the field. Points are scored according to the number of Gob keepers left in the field
At the end, the points accrued from each frame are added together
Gob keepers help the Dag of their team by passing the Gobbet to each other or to the Dag, or by hitting the Gobbet away from the other teams' Dag
Gob keepers and a Dag can steal the gob of an opposing teams Gob Keeper. When a Gob keeper is left without a gob, the Gob keeper will be out
At the beginning of the game the gobs and Gobbets are in the playing area. The Gob keepers and Dags, stand behind a starting line, and when given permission, the Gob keepers race to conquer a gob. After two seconds, the Dags are given permission to race to the field to pick up a Gobbet, and the Dags begin to tag the opposing team's Gob keepers
The number of teams can be from 2...4 - for clarity 2 teams is preferrable