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| − | At several trash tournaments and at least one academic tournament run by Boston-area teams [[Boston University]] and [[Boston College]] in the mid-2000s, each player could claim one of a set of "superpowers" at the start of the tournament. Players could use these abilities to alter the course of gameplay in various ways. This was part of a trend towards "[[funn| | + | At several trash tournaments and at least one academic tournament run by Boston-area teams [[Boston University]] and [[Boston College]] in the mid-2000s, each player could claim one of a set of "superpowers" at the start of the tournament. Players could use these abilities to alter the course of gameplay in various ways. This was part of a trend towards "[[funn|fun]]" rules alterations in trash tournaments that petered out around 2010. |
[[Category: Trash gimmicks]] | [[Category: Trash gimmicks]] | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 23 April 2021
- Not to be confused with the variant form of power tossups currently used at some tournaments.
At several trash tournaments and at least one academic tournament run by Boston-area teams Boston University and Boston College in the mid-2000s, each player could claim one of a set of "superpowers" at the start of the tournament. Players could use these abilities to alter the course of gameplay in various ways. This was part of a trend towards "fun" rules alterations in trash tournaments that petered out around 2010.