Knodgeball™ Scrimmage
a.k.a. Kno’dgeball™ /ˈnɑːdʒ.bːɑːl/ (contraction of Knowledgeball™)
Why combine Trivia and Dodgeball?
The joy of play is that dodging and trivia require entirely different parts of the brain.
The challenge is unique, addictive, and supremely fun.
“The ultimate combination of trivia and athletics. I’m surprised it’s not illegal in some states.”
— Brad Rutter, Jeopardy’s all-time biggest money winner
The balls used in Kno’dgeball will be of a soft variety intended to diminish, but possibly
not eliminate, the chance of injury. Players may clothe themselves in any desired head,
eye, or body protection that they wish.
You must complete a waiver to participate
TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAYER, OFFICIAL, OR SPECTATOR PLEASE COMPLETE THE WAIVER FORM BY FRI AUG 19
AND BRING A SIGNED COPY WITH YOU ON SUN AUG 21
Created in 2012 by 14-time Jeopardy! contestant and TV writer Bob Harris (CSI:, Bones), Paul Bailey, founder of the Trivia Championships of North America (TCONA), and director Jason Perlman, whose work has amassed over 20 million YouTube views. Joining the team in 2015, Bob Boden is an EMMY-nominated Media Professional in Production, Development and Consulting on Reality, Game Show, Non-Scripted entertainment projects.
To create a form suitable for live events, run-thrus were held at TCONA, in various L.A. parks, tweaking the number of players and balls, court size, sequence of questions and ball play, etc. Multiple versions work well — combining trivia and dodgeball is just fun— so our first priority became maximizing the number of players who could take part and enjoy a live event, with an eye on evolving into a form suitable for a broadcast or webcast series.
AND BRING A SIGNED COPY WITH YOU ON SUN AUG 21
Created in 2012 by 14-time Jeopardy! contestant and TV writer Bob Harris (CSI:, Bones), Paul Bailey, founder of the Trivia Championships of North America (TCONA), and director Jason Perlman, whose work has amassed over 20 million YouTube views. Joining the team in 2015, Bob Boden is an EMMY-nominated Media Professional in Production, Development and Consulting on Reality, Game Show, Non-Scripted entertainment projects.
To create a form suitable for live events, run-thrus were held at TCONA, in various L.A. parks, tweaking the number of players and balls, court size, sequence of questions and ball play, etc. Multiple versions work well — combining trivia and dodgeball is just fun— so our first priority became maximizing the number of players who could take part and enjoy a live event, with an eye on evolving into a form suitable for a broadcast or webcast series.
Scrimmage at the Game Show Boot Camp
Sunday August 21, 2022 in the Bora Bora Ballroom of the Hampton Inn Tropicana. The idea of a scrimmage is to introduce and practice game elements, to gather information on strategy and tactics, to have sections of live game action, and of course to be safe and have fun.
Anyone who wants to take part in Knodgeball™ as a player, official, or spectator will need to complete the participation waiver form and bring a signed copy. Be sure to review the Rules.
Scrimmage schedule (8am-11am)
0800-0845 Warm Up
Practice and discussion of game rules with ad hoc teams cycling through Knodge and
Ball phases in short segments of 4 vs 4 action
GSBC Titans in the mix will become captains -- during the warm up they have the
opportunity to observe other campers and decide on players they want on their team.
0845-0900 Draft
There will be a rest break where the number of players divided by 4 will determine the
number of captains, beginning with Titans. Anyone wishing to play must arrive by 8:45
a.m.
draw, where Captain #1 selects a player, then #2, #3, etc to #n, who then selects twice
and the picks reverse until the #1 picks twice and all the other teams fill out with one
more selection. If there are not enough players to fill #n teams, then the last round
picks (the fourth player on various squads) will have the opportunity to play on more
than one team as substitutes.\
0900-1015 4x4 Drills
There will be a number of 4 vs 4 matches (2 minute clock for ball phase, with time out
during Knodge phase) such that every team plays at least once. Tie games will be ok
during the drills.
1015-1100 Runthrough
The officials will select 2 teams from the scrimmage for one sequence of play in a
potential show format. The officials may select entire teams, or specific players.
There will be a 4x4 phase of the game. The winner of that 4 vs 4 match then splits to 2
vs 2 (where that captain picks a companion)
After the 2x2, the winning side then competes 1 vs 1, with the winner of being declared
scrimmage MVP
If there is time remaining, there will be a gauntlet segment where a group of the 7
players from the top 2 teams try to disrupt the as the final challenge.
Sunday August 21, 2022 in the Bora Bora Ballroom of the Hampton Inn Tropicana. The idea of a scrimmage is to introduce and practice game elements, to gather information on strategy and tactics, to have sections of live game action, and of course to be safe and have fun.
Anyone who wants to take part in Knodgeball™ as a player, official, or spectator will need to complete the participation waiver form and bring a signed copy. Be sure to review the Rules.
Scrimmage schedule (8am-11am)
0800-0845 Warm Up
Practice and discussion of game rules with ad hoc teams cycling through Knodge and
Ball phases in short segments of 4 vs 4 action
GSBC Titans in the mix will become captains -- during the warm up they have the
opportunity to observe other campers and decide on players they want on their team.
0845-0900 Draft
There will be a rest break where the number of players divided by 4 will determine the
number of captains, beginning with Titans. Anyone wishing to play must arrive by 8:45
a.m.
- If there are more Titans than teams, then some of those may be among the top draft picks as other players.
Titans will be prioritized by their performance during the Throwdown. - If there are less Titans than teams, then players present
who progressed the furthest in the previous evening Throwdown will become captains.
draw, where Captain #1 selects a player, then #2, #3, etc to #n, who then selects twice
and the picks reverse until the #1 picks twice and all the other teams fill out with one
more selection. If there are not enough players to fill #n teams, then the last round
picks (the fourth player on various squads) will have the opportunity to play on more
than one team as substitutes.\
0900-1015 4x4 Drills
There will be a number of 4 vs 4 matches (2 minute clock for ball phase, with time out
during Knodge phase) such that every team plays at least once. Tie games will be ok
during the drills.
1015-1100 Runthrough
The officials will select 2 teams from the scrimmage for one sequence of play in a
potential show format. The officials may select entire teams, or specific players.
There will be a 4x4 phase of the game. The winner of that 4 vs 4 match then splits to 2
vs 2 (where that captain picks a companion)
After the 2x2, the winning side then competes 1 vs 1, with the winner of being declared
scrimmage MVP
If there is time remaining, there will be a gauntlet segment where a group of the 7
players from the top 2 teams try to disrupt the as the final challenge.
Link to Knodgeball 3.0 Scrimmage Rules
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8-11am Sunday August 21