Kin-Ball

**Kin-Ball** is an event that pets can join in the Park.

## Event Mechanics

**Kin-Ball** consists of three teams (Black and Grey, which are always there, and either Blue or Pink as the third team). Four pets are assigned to each team.

Attacking teams will choose defending teams and hit the ball. Attacking pets will need to hit the ball correctly and defending pets will need to catch the ball correctly to avoid committing fouls. (Lucky pets can sometimes accidentally fail in phenomenal ways that cause them to just barely avoid a foul.)

Teams that commit fouls will cause other teams to gain 1 point, and a team that commits 2 fouls during a Period will be eliminated for that Period, unable to score any more points. Teams will continue to play through a Period until only one team remains, and the first team to win 2 Periods will win the game.

Success in **Kin-Ball** relies on a pet's physical abilities, such as Dexterity.
The sequence of events varies depending on whether teams catch the ball, commit fouls, or get eliminated.

* Each Period, one team will be chosen as the first attacker.
* The attacking team designates the defending team and hits the ball.
	+ If the attacking team does not hit the ball hard enough, they will receive a foul, and the other non-eliminated teams will get a point. One of the other teams will be chosen as the attacker for the next play.
	+ If the defending team catches the ball above the hips, no points are awarded (because there were no fouls), and the team that caught the ball will get to attack in the next play.
	+ If the ball hits a defender below the hips, hits the ground, or goes out of bounds before anyone on the defending team can catch it, the defending team receives a foul, and the other non-eliminated teams will get a point. The defender will become the attacker during the next play, even if they were eliminated for receiving the second foul. (If they were eliminated, they will not receive points during the next play, regardless of the outcome.)
* Once one team is eliminated and has completed their last attack, the other two teams will trade control of the ball until another team is eliminated. The last-standing team wins the Period.
* Pets will continue to play through Periods until one team wins 2 Periods.

## Kin-Ball Event History

The following example plays may occur during a Period. (Consider them independently from each other; they are not a connected sequence of events.)

Team colors and scores are chosen simply for ease of illustration; in a real **Kin-Ball** game, they will vary.

**Black attacks, Grey catches the ball**

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* Defending Pet catches the ball.

**Black attacks, Black fails to hit the ball hard enough**

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* Attacking Pet didn't hit the ball hard enough!
* **Grey Team gets a point (1)**
* **Pink Team gets a point (1)**

**Black attacks, Grey is hit below the hips**

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* Defending Pet tried to catch the ball, but it hit below the hips!
* **Black Team gets a point (1)**
* **Pink Team gets a point (1)**

**Black attacks,Grey fails to catch the ball before it hits the ground**

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* The ball hit the ground before anyone from Grey could catch it!
* **Black Team gets a point (1)**
* **Pink Team gets a point (1)**

**Black attacks, Grey fails to catch the ball before it goes out of bounds**

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* Grey failed to catch the ball before it went out of bounds!
* **Black Team gets a point (1)**
* **Pink Team gets a point (1)**

**Black attacks, Grey is eliminated for second foul**

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* The ball hit the ground before anyone from Grey could catch it!
* **Black Team gets a point (2)**
* **Pink Team gets a point (2)**

**Grey Team (0 points) has been eliminated this Period!**

**Black attacks, Grey is eliminated for second foul, Black wins**

In this example, Pink has already been eliminated, and Grey commits their second foul:

Attacking Pet (Black) designates Grey to defend, and hits the ball!

* The ball hit the ground before anyone from Grey could catch it!
* **Black Team gets a point (4)**

Black Team wins a round!

## Event Rewards

Pets on the winning team receive 9-16~~m~~. The range of ~~m~~ that can be received depends upon the average of the participating pets' affection levels.

Each pet on the winning team also receives a Kin-Ball Gold Trophy.

All park event participants have a random chance of bringing back a balloon.

Some Special Events and other mechanics can modify Park Events to grant limited items such as "Wolf" Balloons, Pink Balloons, or PSP Birthday presents.