It's good company. It's harmless if you lose and boosts your ego if you win. Martin Edelson, member of the Chemistry Metallurgy team and adjunct associate professor in the Ames Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy, said he enjoys socializing with fellow colleagues. You end up making friends across campus. Socializing is also important to Cindy Frederickson, member of the all-female Health and Human Performance team and academic adviser.
Players have a chance to compete individually as well as on a team.
Teams consist of four members. There are currently 15 teams with an opening for one more. Competition is broken into two 16-week halves. At the end of the year, the winning teams of each half play each other to determine the year's winner. A trophy is presented to the winning team to keep until the next year.