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[[Randall]] may have been inspired by {{w|Pickleball}}, a type of racket sport rising sharply in popularity in the US at the time this comic came out. Pickleball is a middle-ground of tennis and table tennis, with an intermediate-sized ball, court, and net height. Randall may have noticed the distinct parameters of pickleball’s elements compared to its cousin sports and was inspired to imagine a scenario in which such parameters might be randomized. | [[Randall]] may have been inspired by {{w|Pickleball}}, a type of racket sport rising sharply in popularity in the US at the time this comic came out. Pickleball is a middle-ground of tennis and table tennis, with an intermediate-sized ball, court, and net height. Randall may have noticed the distinct parameters of pickleball’s elements compared to its cousin sports and was inspired to imagine a scenario in which such parameters might be randomized. | ||
− | This comic is reminiscent of [[2663: Tetherball Configurations]], also four different settings for the same sport, that makes it more or less playable. Randall also invented more unusual ball games with [[1507: Metaball]], [[ | + | This comic is reminiscent of [[2663: Tetherball Configurations]], also four different settings for the same sport, that makes it more or less playable. Randall also invented more unusual ball games with [[1507: Metaball]], [[Emoji Sports]], and [[2705: Spacetime Soccer]] |
The parameters of the game being randomized is reminiscent of the "Calvinball" game in the {{w|Calvin & Hobbes}} cartoons, which is never played twice with the same rules. | The parameters of the game being randomized is reminiscent of the "Calvinball" game in the {{w|Calvin & Hobbes}} cartoons, which is never played twice with the same rules. |