2022 Lifegroup Games

The 2022 Lifegroup Games were an auxiliary competition following the 2022 Summer Marblelympics. The rules and events were adapted to fit the expanded teams. The Games occurred over two days in the fall of 2022.

## Overview

The 2022 Lifegroup Games took place at Walsh Stadium over two days - October 4, 2022 and November 21, 2022. The games were adapted from the prior Summer Marblelympic Games, using the same events. Invitations for participation were extended to the men of the Hillburn-Ingle Lifegroup from Waypoint Church.

Events for the games had to be modified to fit the new five team format. The 1m Sprint was formatted as a bracket and events such as the target roll, bowling, and obstacle course were updated to have five rounds of competition, allowing for fair competition amongst the five teams.

The other main difference from the traditional Marblelympic format was the team formats. Teams for the Lifegroup Games contained only four members with no designated coach, captain, or reserve.

The games were split into two days of competition, with each day hosting four of the eight total events. After the first day of competition, the Fore Fellows held a one point lead over the King's Knights. The second day of competition saw the Monkey Steamers make a last-second charge into a tie for first place with the Fore Fellows. A tie-break round of rock, paper, scissors saw the Fore Fellows secure the victory.

## Events

### 2m Sprint

**Description:** A single marble from each team races down a slope and across a 2m track, attempting to cross the finish line in the shortest time possible.

### Block Push

**Description:** A full team of four marbles will take turns rolling down a sloped track and pushing a block as far as possible. Farthest distance pushed wins.

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### Bowling

**Description:** A four marble team will take two rolls down a sloped platform towards a group of pins, attempting to knock over as many pins as possible along the way.

### 10m Marathon

**Description:** A single marble races down a gently sloping 10m section of track, attempting to get across the finish line in the quickest time possible.

### Target Roll

**Description:** Three full teams of marbles will roll down a sloped course towards a landing zone with areas worth different point amounts. The team to score the most points wins.

### 4x1m Relay

**Description:** A team of four marbles will race down four pieces of track, triggering their teammates to start their section of track upon the completion of their own. The team to get their last marble over the finish line the quickest wins.

### High Jump

**Description:** One marble will roll down a slope and off a ramp, attempting to clear a bar which increases in height each round. The marble to clear the highest bar wins.

### Obstacle Course

**Description:** Four marble teams from each team will race down a gently sloped obstacle course at the same time, with points being awarded for speedy finishes, and overall team performance.

### Tie-Break

At the end of regulation competition, there was a two way tie in total points between the Fore Fellows and the Monkey Steamers. The ambassadors from each team agreed on a best 2 of 3 rock, paper, scissors shootout to determine who would earn the tie-break point and be crown champions.

After splitting the first two throw, ambassador Adam of the Fore Fellows took the third throw to secure his team first place in the Games.