Define the session you want
A game can be the main event or a short part of an ordinary afternoon. Agree which it is. A quick warm-up game needs a different pace from a filmed challenge with several participants. Decide how many people are playing and where everyone can wait without blocking other users of the park.
The format below is an example of house rules for a casual session, not an official competition rulebook or a description of the rules inside the BladeFeed app. Adjust it together. The point is to avoid a disagreement halfway through the game.
Choose a shared trick pool
Start with a range of tricks and obstacles everyone is willing to attempt. Agree whether the game includes only flat ground, one selected feature or a larger area. An open-ended “anything counts” rule can leave riders with very different ideas about the session.
A participant should be able to decline an attempt. If the group has mixed experience, try separate rounds or pairs with a shared selection. You do not need to turn the most difficult thing somebody can do into the standard for everyone else.
Write down the scoring example
Here is one possible format: a setter shows a trick, the other riders get one regular attempt to match it, and an unsuccessful match adds a letter from BLADE. When the setter does not complete their own trick, the turn moves on. Agree who sets next and what happens when a player reaches the final letter.
Also settle the details you expect to encounter: whether repeated tricks count, how you handle a disputed landing and whether the group grants an extra final attempt. These are choices for your session. A score written on a phone or a piece of paper saves everyone trying to remember a slightly different version.
Keep judging simple and visible
Pick one person to record the score, but let players see it. If something is unclear, resolve it before the next set. Avoid changing the definition of a completed trick only after a particular rider has tried it.
For a friendly game, a short replay or an agreed retry may be enough to settle a disagreement. Choose the approach in advance. If the session starts to revolve around arguing about a frame of video, simplify the rules rather than adding more exceptions.
Finish with the session, not just the winner
Agree how long the game will run and leave time for ordinary skating afterwards. If you film, rotate the camera duty so one person does not spend the whole game documenting everyone else.
When sharing a clip, name the format clearly. “Our crew's flat-ground house rules” gives viewers more context than presenting a casual result as a formal ranking. BladeFeed can be a place to share the skating and represent your crew; the game itself should stay understandable to the people playing it.
Quick answers
Are these official Game of Blade rules?
No. They are an example of house rules for a friendly session. Confirm the rules of any organised event or app mode separately.
What should we agree before playing?
The permitted trick pool, turn order, scoring, retries, judging and the point at which the game ends.
- Are these official Game of Blade rules?
No. They are an example of house rules for a friendly session. Confirm the rules of any organised event or app mode separately.
- What should we agree before playing?
The permitted trick pool, turn order, scoring, retries, judging and the point at which the game ends.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Play a clearer game.
Bring the session to the rollerblading community.
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