Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Ballocki Champions League welcomes Sunrize Mornington to the Glasgow Scots team!

BCL Commissioner Dude Gilruth would like to introduce the league's newest player, the lovely surfer girl Sunrize Mornington. Sunrize has signed a multi-year contract to play Ballocki for the Glasgow Scots.

Sunrize, an accomplished second life surfer, is no stranger to competitive sports in the virtual world and should make a fine addition to the BCL. Fans of the league will be most impressed with miss Mornington for her unrivaled virtual athleticism as well as her stunning good looks. Doesn't she look lovely in her new BCL uniform!!!





(pictured: Dude Gilruth & Sunrize Mornington)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Luke Weissberg posts new individual high score of 150!

Last night, Luke Weissberg posted a new Ballocki record of 150 points scored in a single player game. Wow, he is good! Way to go Luke!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Ballocki Champions League open for play DAILY in SL

BCL (Ballocki Champions League) is currently hosting daily games, scrimmages, and open court practice time throughout the summer. Ballocki (TM) is an exciting and fun new sport similar to a combination of football (soccer), billiards (pool), and Tetris. The game is extremely fun and easy to play. Ballocki can be played by a single player, or teams of up to 5 players (5 vs 5).

It takes place during the evenings in SL time (USA Pacific time), usually between 4pm SLT and 12am SLT (midnight) DAILY. These games are open to veterans and rookies alike. You do not need any experience to play. Stop on by and check out the action! You can join in or just watch.

Also, there is no HUD or equipment needed to play, just show up and all you need is a SL avatar to play. It's the most user friendly sports game in SL. All of our regular players are friendly and will be glad to show you how to play. We'll even give you free clothes and uniforms!!!

If you like what you experience, you can also contact Dude Gilruth and ask to be invited to the "Ballocki Champions League - BCL" group, or simply find the group in search and sign up for the group free. There is no fee to play.

Players and spectators are asked to be courteous while games are in progress, and to remove bling and scripted attachments.

See the SL group listing (in search) for "Ballocki Champions League - BCL" for more information. You can also read about Ballocki in a recent CNN feature article on CNN's iReports website: CNN article about the new sports game Ballocki in Second Life.

If you have any questions, please IM Dude Gilruth inside of Second Life.

Team of 3 Scores 200 points!



This evening, three Ballocki players teamed up to score 200 points in an uncontested game (no opposing team playing defense). With a plan of attempting to score 200 or more points in a single 10 minute game, Deirdre Faulds, Devyn Smythe, and I (Dude Gilruth) hit the mark exactly at 200 points just before the final buzzer went off as time expired on the game!!

It was quite a thrill and lots of fun!! We were so proud of ourselves that we took a photo with the scoreboard.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Ballocki Game Systems on Sale Now!

Ballocki V1.0 -Complete Game System- (on sale now at shop.onrez.com) Sale Price: L$250


Ballocki (TM) V1.0 -Complete Game System- contains everything you will need to play the game. Easy set-up (just rez the game inside Second Life, and it is ready to play... nothing to setup).

Ballocki is a colorful, fun, and exciting new 3D game for Second Life similar to a real life sports game with some unique features. It's fun and challenging, yet easy to learn and easy to play. The game of Ballocki combines elements of soccer (football, futbol, etc), billiards (pool), basketball, marbles, and the classic video puzzle game Tetris. You will absolutely love this one of a kind game!!!

- Ballocki can be played by 1 or multiple players and/or teams of players. It makes for a fun social event!!!

-Technical Specifications: Game area is approximately 25 X 50 meters in terms of Second Life land space. The game can be rezzed on land or above land. 151 prims (only 31 prims needed when game is not in session, up to 151 prims max when game is in session). no mod. no copy. no transfer.

- The basic object of the game is to score as many goals as possible during the alloted game time. This is how points are scored in Ballocki. Game includes an automated scoring system and internal game clock. Game also includes great sound animations.

- Players can play both an offensive and defensive strategy in Ballocki. While ultimately trying to score the most points possible on your own goals, you can also try to defend and block the opposing players from scoring their goals. During multi-player team games, players can use strategy to decide which players will be scorers and which ones will be defenders.

-Ballocki can be played by a single player or any number of players or teams. However, a standard game of Ballocki is played either by two opposing players (1 vs 1), two opposing pairs (2 vs 2), or two opposing teams of five players each (5 vs 5). In team games, players can substitute in and out of the game as long as no more than 5 players are on the court for each team at the same time (one player must leave the court before another can enter to join the game).

- Enjoy the game!!! See you soon at the official Second Life inWorld Championships of Ballocki hosted by the BCL, Ballocki Champions League. Membership in the Second Life group for the Ballocki Champions League is free, and all players of the game are encouraged to join the group.

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Ballocki (TM) V1.0 (Copyright 2008 by Dude Gilruth. All Rights Reserved.) In addition, the "Ballocki" game concept, in any and all forms including but not limited to video game versions, virtual world versions, and real life sport versions is the exclusive invention and sole property of Dude Gilruth. For all purposes, the name "Ballocki" (TM) is reserved as a registered trademark of Dude Gilruth. Any and all commercial uses of this game (and in general, the "Ballocki" game concept or similarly derived game concepts) is strictly prohibited. Patent Pending. All intellectual property rights for the game of Ballocki (as well as all related content), as described herein, are protected under United States and international laws relating to copyrights, patents, and trademarks. For licensing information, please contact Dude Gilruth.
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Ballocki V1.1 Lucky Version -Complete Game System- (on sale now at shop.onrez.com) Sale Price: L$300


Ballocki (TM) V1.1 Special Lucky Version -Complete Game System- contains everything you will need to play the game. Easy set-up (just rez the game inside Second Life, and it is ready to play... nothing to setup).

Ballocki is a colorful, fun, and exciting new 3D game for Second Life similar to a real life sports game with some unique features. It's fun and challenging, yet easy to learn and easy to play. The game of Ballocki combines elements of soccer (football, futbol, etc), billiards (pool), basketball, marbles, and the classic video puzzle game Tetris. You will absolutely love this one of a kind game!!!

- Ballocki can be played by 1 or multiple players and/or teams of players. It makes for a fun social event!!!

-Technical Specifications: Game area is approximately 25 X 50 meters in terms of Second Life land space. The game can be rezzed on land or above land. 157 prims (only 31 prims needed when game is not in session, up to 157 prims max when game is in session). no mod. no copy. no transfer.

- The basic object of the game is to score as many goals as possible during the alloted game time. This is how points are scored in Ballocki. Game includes an automated scoring system and internal game clock. Game also includes great sound animations.

- This "Special Lucky Version" of Ballocki is played in a similar manner as the standard version of the game, except that in this version there are several high point value Lucky Blocks (worth up to 8 points) and Lucky Balls (worth up to 7 points) that are wild and can be scored in any of the game's goals by either player or team. This aspect of the game changes the strategy somewhat from the standard version of the game. Both the "Special Lucky Version" and the standard version are played in the official Ballocki Champions League (BCL).

- Players can play both an offensive and defensive strategy in Ballocki. While ultimately trying to score the most points possible on your own goals, you can also try to defend and block the opposing players from scoring their goals. During multi-player team games, players can use strategy to decide which players will be scorers and which ones will be defenders.

-Ballocki can be played by a single player or any number of players or teams. However, a standard game of Ballocki is played either by two opposing players (1 vs 1), two opposing pairs (2 vs 2), or two opposing teams of five players each (5 vs 5). In team games, players can substitute in and out of the game as long as no more than 5 players are on the court for each team at the same time (one player must leave the court before another can enter to join the game).

- Enjoy the game!!! See you soon at the official Second Life inWorld Championships of Ballocki hosted by the BCL, Ballocki Champions League. Membership in the Second Life group for the Ballocki Champions League is free, and all players of the game are encouraged to join the group.

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Ballocki (TM) V1.1 (Copyright 2008 by Dude Gilruth. All Rights Reserved.) In addition, the "Ballocki" game concept, in any and all forms including but not limited to video game versions, virtual world versions, and real life sport versions is the exclusive invention and sole property of Dude Gilruth. For all purposes, the name "Ballocki" (TM) is reserved as a registered trademark of Dude Gilruth. Any and all commercial uses of this game (and in general, the "Ballocki" game concept or similarly derived game concepts) is strictly prohibited. Patent Pending. All intellectual property rights for the game of Ballocki (as well as all related content), as described herein, are protected under United States and international laws relating to copyrights, patents, and trademarks. For licensing information, please contact Dude Gilruth.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Luke Weissberg posts new individual high score of 136!


Congrats to Luke Weissberg who has just posted a new BCL record of 136 points for an individual 1-player game. Way to go Luke!!!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Ballocki featured on CNN!!!

Thanks to Jim Sella for the nice article that he wrote featuring Ballocki on CNN's website! :-)

Now we're famous, lol. You can read the article on CNN's iReports webpage: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-39042

The article even mentions some of our players by name!

Ballocki photos

Here are some action photos from a recent game of Ballocki being played inside Second Life.










Welcome to the official website for Ballocki

Welcome!!!  This blog is dedicated to the game of Ballocki and the game's official league, the BCL.  Ballocki was invented inside of the virtual world Second Life and is currently played there on a regular basis by a dedicated following of players who love the excitement of the game.

Check back here soon for more news, information, and pictures related to Ballocki.