When I wrote Junkyard Sports I had to make up maybe 100 games. I mean, actually invent them. All myself. I did it alone, but never without precedent. A site called "Homemade Sports," it and all seven of the sports they've so far documented, is one more validation of the nature, purpose and spirit of junkly sport-invention and all that is therein implied.

Witness, for example, KA Paddleball as submitted by Andrew "The Gaspumper" Wert on Dec 06, 2003:

Players: 2-6
Ages: All Ages
Equipment: 1 volleyball
2 pvc pipes (3/4" thick, 1' long)
2 plastic crates

OBJECT
The object is to put the volleyball in your opponent's plastic crate.

HISTORY
Created by Andrew "The Gaspumper" Wert in 2000. Claimed to be played by over 300 people in southern Oregon.

GAME SETUP
Place the plastic crates about 15' apart from each other. Choose two teams of people of there are more than two players. Each team stand behind one of the two crates.

GAME PLAY
Each player takes a turn hitting the volleyball with a PVC pipe, trying to get the volleyball to land into the opponent's crate.

SCORING
• If the ball lands in the crate it's worth one point.

• If the ball hits a wall or an opponent and then goes in it's worth two points.

RULES
The current player can only hit the ball with the pipe - no hands or feet.


Driven to learn more about the who and why of this site, I wrote the author. Here was the response:

I'm a web designer, and I just get bored sometimes. That's about it. ;)

Jamie

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Epigroove http://www.epigroove.com
Babble http://www.playbabble.com
DozenHoles http://www.dozenholes.com
HMS http://www.homemadesports.com


Once more boredom paves the way to play!

Jamie has created a home for a collaboratively authored collection of invitations to play and reasons for people to go out and make their own games - out of junk, for fun.

Your Homemade Sports are invited.

Don't wait.

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