Gladiator Ball

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**Gladiator Ball** is one of the most popular sports of the Imperium. This bloody kind of sport is half a normal sports game and half a mad gladiator fight.

## Description

Gladiator Ball is a mix of several kinds of ball sports and gladiator fights. The teams are between 20 and 40 players strong. In a typical Gladiator, Ball game die several players on both teams. Unlike other sports, weapons or other military equipment are an integral part of the game. It is not uncommon for players to be seriously injured or even die. Most players have a short career. Which is fatal in most cases. But for a few lucky can boast of a long career. From this happiest could after their career a team leading or had a job in one of the many leagues.

It exists many versions of Gladiator Ball. A few versions are more bloodthirsty, have more players, more difficult rules, or require other equipment as the normal vision. In the slums of the hive is the Gladiator Ball matches rather than gang shoutings or mass brawls as a sport. In the places of the nobles are the matches defined by players in glamorous jerseys and more civilized.

### Leagues

It exists many leagues which organize Gladiator Ball on a large scale. Many of these leagues have only a short lifespan or become canceled mid-season. But a few exist after many years still or had developed such a legendary reputation over the years that they are still known years after their end. The different leagues have their organization. But not a single efficient organization. Confusing schedules, corruption, incompetence, teams that have suddenly been eliminated, or teams that are suddenly qualified again are the order of the day in every Legia.

### Notable Leagues

* **Ölerch Cup:** The Ölerch Cup is the local Gladiator Ball league of the Ölerch Sector.
* **Terra Cup:** The Terra Cup is the local Gladiator Ball league of Terra.
* **Ultramar Cup:** The Ultramar Cup is the local Gladiator Ball league of the Ultramar Sector.

## History

The sport, Gladiator Ball develops during the Great Crusade. The oldest lore told stories in which soldiers of the Imperial Army let captured enemy soldiers compete against each other in gladiator fights. But it exists a few that prove that an early form of Gladiator Ball existed as early as the Dark Age of Technology. In which at any time a ball often occurs. Over the years play the normal soldiers, citizens, and ganger known by his later name game more often than forced prisoners. Formed early many different sports leagues over the whole Imperium. Many of these leagues were worst organized, not in the beginning financed, or simply extremely unknown. Over the years several galaxy-wide leagues emerged. But nobody should expect that these sports leagues only work to a limited extent.

## Rules

### Game Principle

* A Gladiator Ball game consists of 5 parts of 20 minutes of playing time each
* For every goal, there are between 1 and 4 points.
* It is the players allowed to injure or even kill the opponent.
* The players are allowed to use their hands and feet for play.
* It is allowed to steal enemy weapons or equipment.

### Equipment

Every kind of Gladiator Ball, league, and teams have its kind of equipment. But in most games, becomes these weapons and pieces of equipment are used.

#### Weapons

* **Boxing Glove:** The Boxing Glove is a boxing glove in which a piece of iron is processed. It is available to all team members.
* **Taser Knife:** The Taser Kinfe is a combined weapon of a knife and a taser. This weapon emits a moderately powerful burst of electricity, inflicting a semi-bloody wound. It is available to all team members.
* **Taser Pistol:** The Taser Pistol is a combined weapon of a pistol and a taser. It is available to all team members.
* **Paintball Rifle**: The Paintball Rifle is a sniper rifle that paintballs ammunition shoot. It is available to all team members.
* **Mace:** The mace is a weapon for the Stormers.
* **Storm Pistol:** The Storm Pistol is a variant of the Taser Pistol for the Stormers.
* **Pepper Spray:** The Pepper Spray is a stunning spray that stuns the opponent briefly. It is available to the Stormers and Defenders.
* **Taser Speer:** The Taser Speer is a combined weapon of a taser and a speer. It is available to the Defenders.
* **Taser Whip:** The Taser Whip is a combined weapon of a taser and a whip. It is available to the Defenders.
* **Paintball MG:** The Paintball MG is a machine gun that paintballs ammunition shoot. It is available to the Oppressors.
* **Paintball Mortar:** The Paintball Morter is a mortar that paintballs ammunition shoot. It is available to the Oppressors.
* **Paintball Sniper Rifle**: The Paintball Sniper Rifle is a sniper rifle that paintballs ammunition shoot. It is available to the Supporters.
* **Blinding Bullet Rifle:** The Blinding Bullet Rifle shoots a blinding projectile, which blinds opponents or can also injure them. It is available to the Supporters.
* **Electro Flail:** The Electro Flail is a combined weapon of a taser and a flail. It is available to the Captain.
* **Taser Nunchaku:** The Taser Nunchaku weapon of a taser and a Nunchaku. It is available to the Captain.
* **Goalie Gun:** The Goalie Gun is a variant of a sawed-off shotgun.
* **Goalie Net:** The Goalie Net which the goalie uses to fend off opposing shots and players. It is available to the

#### Equipment

* **Smoke Grenade:** The Smoke Grenade produces smoke, which takes the opponent. It is available for all players.
* **Stimulants:** Stimulants increase strength and endurance and reduce the sensation of pain. It is available for all players.
* **Headset:** The headset is used for communication between the players. It is available for all players.
* **Bionics:** The players used many kinds of different bionics.
* **Shield:** The shield is only available for the Defenders.
* **Flashbang:** The Flashbang is only available for the Stormers.
* **Automatic Reloader:** The Automatic Reloader is only available for the Oppressors.
* **Target Marker:** The Target Marker is only available for the Supporters.

### Fouls and Punishes

#### Fouls

* Attacking an unconscious player.
* Deployment of a prohibited weapon or other prohibited piece of equipment.
* Moves off the pitch.
* Attacking the referee.
* Feigning opponent fouls.

#### Punishes

* **Penalty Kick:** A player shoots at the opponent's goal from a distance of 10 m.
* **Wall Kick:** 5 members of the punished team form a wall and a player from another team must shoot the ball through the walls into the goal.
* **Sending off:** The punished player must leave the matchfield.
* **Surrender of weapons or equipment:** The Surrender of weapons or equipment

### Matchfield

The matchfield is 400m long and 100m wide. At both ends are in the middle a rectangular goal measuring 10 m wide and 4 m high. In the middle of the field is a circle divided in two by a marked strip going from side to side.

### Teams

The teams consist of between 20 and 40 players.

### Players

* **4-10 Stormers:** The Stormers are the aggressive playing members of the team who are supposed to score the goals.
* **4-10 Defenders:** The Defenders are the defensive playing members of the team which try to prevent opposing goals.
* **4-8 Oppressors:** The Oppressors are the players with heavy weapons.
* **4-8 Supporters:** The Supporters art the players with special equipment.
* **1 Captain:** The Captain is the leader of the team.
* **1 Goalie:** The Goalie stands in the goal and prevents enemy goals.
* **1 Champion:** The Champion is the best player on the team and he starts the game and shoots the free kicks.
* **1 Specialist:** The Specialist is equipped with the special equipment of the team.

## Notable Teams

* **Cadia Blades Team:** Gladiator Ball team from Cadia.

## Variants

* **Blade Gladiator Ball:** Blade Gladiator Ball is a variant of Gladiator Ball in which bladed weapons play a special role. This variant is Ölerch Sector very popular.