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    cdl3's Bowling (Other)

    [January 20, 2009 11:40:33 PM]
    BOWLING – Individual

    On Monday, I participated in bowling three games for fun with a friend. The basic rules are the same, but the setup is different. Only one lane is used. Each player bowls their frame in turn. The winner can be the highest score, or no winner is also possible. It is determined by the players.

    When I bowled on Monday, it was practice for my Sunday night league. My friend was with me. We were not seriously competing with each other, but we made jokes about it while we played. I bowled a 138, 119, and 133. My friend bowled a 95, 98, and a 99.

    Bowling without competitive pressure is fun in another kind of way. The competition element was not there as much as it was on Sunday night. It can be a friendly way to socialize with friends.
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    [January 20, 2009 10:16:49 PM]
    BOWLING – Team Setup in a League

    On Sunday, January 18, I participated in a session of bowling with my partner in Sunday Night Mixed Doubles Bowling. There are a total of 10 teams and each week, three games are played. A “fourth” game is counted as total pins.

    In team bowling, one team will bowl against another. Each player on the team has a calculated average, which is updated weekly. A handicap is assigned based on each player's individual average up to a total of 200 pins. An example is that if a player's average is 150, then their handicap would be 50 pins. When the game begins, the player will have a beginning score of 50. If the player bowls a 175 that game, then with a 50 handicap, the total for that game is a 225.

    When play is ready to begin, two lanes are used for team play. Each team's players bowl one frame on the same lane. When all players are finished with the current frame, then the teams swap lanes. The same is repeated until all frames are bowled. The total number of pins are added up at the end of the game and the highest pin count is the winner of that game. All three games are bowled in this manner. The “fourth” game is calculated by assembling the total scores of the previous three games. The team with the highest score is the winner of the “fourth” game.

    I have fun with this setup in the game of bowling. It is competitive and enjoyable. I find myself trying to improve my average each week and experimenting with various techniques in delivery and release of the bowling ball. I enjoy this setup better because the league's season continues over 30 weeks. The teams are ranked based on their win-loss records. Each week, the pressure is there to perform to the best of my ability. This week, I bowled 20 pins above my average the first game, 5 pins below my average the second game, and 17 pins above the third game. My partner bowled her average the first game, 10 pins below her second game, and 26 pins above her third game. We won the third game. That is the only one. Our opponents had a very good night.

    This setup for bowling could be translated into a computer game that is fun. It could be a console game with muliplayer options. Network gameplay could help with a team structure, or players could be computer generated.
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    [January 20, 2009 09:32:08 PM]
    BOWLING

    Bowling is a game of skill and bit of luck. The game is played on a lane with a bowling ball and 10 pins. The number of players vary and the rules vary depending on agreed rules before the play begins. I played two versions of this game. One version is played in a competitive team setup and the other is for fun.

    ==Object==

    The object of the game is to knock down as many pins as possible by rolling the ball down the lane. The bowling ball is usually made out of an internal cork center and hard plastic that is polished on the outside. It has two holes for your two middle fingers and a hole for your thumb. The pins are arranged at the end of the lane and the point of the triangle points toward the player. Front row has one pin (head pin), second row has two pins, third row has three and the final back row has four pins. The player has two attempts each frame to knock down all of the pins. There are a total of 10 frames per game.

    ==Scoring==

    Scoring is done by counting the number of pins knocked down each roll. If all of the pins are not knocked down, then the actual number of pins knocked down is the number recorded. If all of the pins are knocked down on the first roll of the current frame, then that is called a strike. A strike counts for 10 pins and also adds the total number of pins of the next two rolls. The total of the three rolls counts for the player's score in that frame. If all of the pins are knocked down with two rolls in the same frame, that is called a spare. A spare counts as 10 pins plus the number of pins of the next roll. The total is recorded as the score for that frame. A perfect game (all strikes) has a value of 300.

    ==Rules==

    The rules for the game are simple. The player either rolls two times in an attempt to knock down all of the pins or gets a strike. The current frame for that player is then complete. All other players roll their frame. A player will lose the value of their roll if their foot crosses the line at the beginning of the lane. This is called a foul. If the ball goes in either gutter, the value for that roll is zero (even if the ball happens to roll back out).
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    Status

    cdl3's Bowling (Other)

    Current Status: Finished playing

    GameLog started on: Sunday 18 January, 2009

    GameLog closed on: Tuesday 20 January, 2009

    Opinion
    cdl3's opinion and rating for this game

    Great basic game that is easy to learn, yet difficult to master.

    Rating (out of 5):starstarstarstar

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