Rules of the sport are governed by the international quidditch association. Read online quidditch through the ages pdf by joanne rowling. This invaluable volume is consulted by young quidditch fans on an almost daily basis. Us quidditch rulebook 9 can be accessed online here. Aug 30, 2005 a friend recently purchased the hp card game, and her boxed set did not include the play rules. It draws from usq rulebook 9, with updates from the rules committee. Usa today harry potters textbooks now cast their own spell. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone quidditch card game. While the game can appear chaotic to the casual observer, once familiar with the basic rules, quidditch is an exciting sport to watch and even. Place the four supports on the walls of the game, lining them up with the indications on the game board.
Editions of quidditch through the ages by kennilworthy whisp. At all times, all players, except the seeker and sometimes keeper must be in the boundaries of the quidditch pitch, identified by the field. Quidditch rulebook ninth edition has detailed guidelines on all aspects of play, even the players jerseys, which can feature either letters and symbols like. Quidditch canada policies are intended to clarify our procedures and standardize our sport, so that it is played consistently across canada.
Kennilworthy whisp is a renowned quidditch expert and, he says, fanatic. This includes, but is not limited to, aiding a team win through. Quidditch, the sport of warlocks, is the premier sport of the wizarding world. Back in 2008, a german model railroading enthusiast who is also a harry potter fan wowed the online papercrafting community by releasing a complete n scale paper model of hogwarts castle. Egregious or other red card version of normally lesser foul.
Table top quidditch ttq pitch the pitch is an oval defined by the white lines around the border. Jun 30, 2015 the most checkedout book in the hogwarts library, and a volume no quidditch player or harry potter fan should be without. Nov 21, 2011 while kristin kepplinger is correct, you can download the official rulebook at, ill try to provide a relatively brief. Iqa rulebook 201820 oct 2018 international quidditch association. A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the hogwarts school. Its an intense, tactical, indepth game with a set of very complex rules. Keep score with the harry potter quidditch hardcover ruled journal, a new addition to insight editions bestselling line of harry potter hardcover journals. Make use of the jet shoes to soar through the air and score in the airborne goals.
Rowling, which is featured in the harry potter series of novels and related media. Us quidditch updated the rule book for the harry potter sport, giving players a guide for playing the muggle version. Mar 14, 2017 if you have ever asked yourself where the golden snitch came from, how the bludgers came into existence, or why the wigtown wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need quidditch through the ages. Quidditch beer pong is a real thing and its magical. Quidditch is a sport of two teams of seven players each mounted on broomsticks played on a hockey rinksized pitch.
Quidditch pong is the somewhat perfect combination of beer pong and quidditch, guaranteed to add some magic to your drunken nights. Quidditch world cup rulebook the harry potter lexicon. While kristin kepplinger is correct, you can download the official rulebook at, ill try to provide a relatively brief. To win a ball, the players must play a card with a higher number on it. The card game tries to recreate the quidditch matches that appeared in the harry potter series. Each team has three chasers, who try to catch the quaffle and score by shooting it through their opponents golden hoops. How to play muggle quidditch with pictures wikihow. He is the author of many quidditch related works, including the wonder of wigtown wanderers, he flew like a madman a biography of dangerous dai llewellyn, and beating the bludgers a study of defensive strategies in quidditch. This system is intended to handle quidditch games in broad strokes. The harry potter collectible quidditch set includes.
Rowling using the pseudonym of kennelworthy whisp about quidditch in the harry potter universe. Rather than trying to run them roundtoround, actionbyaction which takes forever no matter what system youre using, we opted for a more abstract way of running a match. Rowling mentioned that the word quidditch was a completely made up word she created after deciding the wizard sport should start with the letter q. With these two books, rowling displays her remarkable imagination and her genius for creating a parallel world through her words. Mar 17, 2014 harry potter author offers details of quidditch rulebook and history to her twitter followers and website visitors alison flood mon 17 mar 2014 09. Quidditch on witchcraft and wizardry is handled very loosely, leaving a lot of room for creativity by players to define their own actions. Please refer to the 20192020 season rules refresher for a. For those of you already familiar with the rules, you will find. Praise for fantastic beasts and where to find them and quidditch through the ages.
Oct 28, 2019 quidditch requires a field thats at least 36 yards 33 m by 66 yards 60 m. The chasers move the quaffle volleyball down the field by running or passing it to each other. Pupils in rhondda cynon taf will be chasing the quaffle and dodging the bludgers in a muggle version of quidditch press association mon 6 apr 2009 11. In the harry potter films, quidditch plays a huge role as the most popular sport in the wizarding world.
Apr 06, 2009 pupils in rhondda cynon taf will be chasing the quaffle and dodging the bludgers in a muggle version of quidditch press association mon 6 apr 2009 11. Besides notes scribbled on a few pieces of paper, these rules were not formally recorded. Quidditch requires a field thats at least 36 yards 33 m by 66 yards 60 m. Quidditch through the ages is a 2001 book written by british author j. It purports to be the hogwarts librarys copy of the nonfiction book of the same name mentioned in several novels of the harry potter series. It is based on a fictional game of the same name invented by author j. Harry potter quidditch through the ages new edition by j. Quidditch through the ages hogwarts library books published may 9th 2016 by pottermore from j.
The pitch is an oval defined by the white lines around the border. Collegiate teams will be eligible to participate in intercollegiate quidditch association iqa competitions. Sunday prophet the new york ghost the practical potioneer the witchs friend. Written under the pseudonym, kennilworthy whisp, to raise money for the uk charity, comic relief, quidditch through the ages was released to muggles in 2001.
Iqa rulebook 2016 2018 english iqa reglamento 9 espanol. The international quidditch association rulebook is based upon the reallife or muggle quidditch rules adapted from joanne rowlings harry potter books by xander manshel, a middlebury college student, in 2005. Quidditch is a fast, dangerous, exciting game in which two teams flying on brooms compete for points scored by throwing a ball the quaffle through hoops on either end of a large grassy pitch. We thank them for their hard work on these rules, as well as thank the spanish translation team for their translated edition. This is a new sport that is based loosely from the harry potter books that has become popular worldwide. Us quidditch updated the rule book for the 20152016 season, outlining a few new safety procedures and giving players a. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter love and hogwarts. Our primary inspiration for this is the mass battle table used in the legend of the five rings, 4th edition tabletop roleplaying game.
Currently unofficial, not registered under nus osa or the iqa. Table top quidditch rules core game development studio. Now fans can show their love for the magical sport with this deluxe hardcover ruled journal. Quidditch world cup programme 1994 quidditch world cup rulebook spellbound. Iqa and its activities are not licensed by, sponsored. Read online quidditch through the ages pdf by joanne. The game contains three decks, the blue pitch deck, the red gryffindor team deck and green slytherin team deck. Most of a quidditch match is handled in large chunks of time, called rounds, that can last anywhere from ten minutes to half an hour of ic time. The nice thing about growing up with a childrens book series is that when you finally are grownup, you can make some of your childhood fantasies into realities, like. Muggle version of harry potterstyle quidditch played in. The print version of the rulebookwill be available for sale shortly. Read pdf quidditch through the ages absolutely for free at. Light shaded areas around the goals denote the shooting zone.
You can play in a local park or see if a local field used for sports matches is opened to the public. Quidditch is played by children on broomsticks in the back apple orchard, by. He is the author of many quidditchrelated works, including the wonder of wigtown wanderers, he flew like a madman a biography of dangerous dai llewellyn, and beating the bludgers a study of defensive strategies in quidditch. Usq rulebook 12 will serve as the rulebook governing all official quidditch canada matches for the 20192020 season, with select iqa and quidditch canada amendments, as listed here.
Reading this and the other two books from the hogwarts library really made me fee. There are 3 hooped goals at each end of the pitch, they are raised above the ground at different levels. The iqa rulebook for the 2018 2020 period can be found here. A friend recently purchased the hp card game, and her boxed set did not include the play rules. How to play to quidditch rules and basics quidditch canada. Quidditch was founded in 2005 at middlebury college in middlebury, vermont. Policies, reports, and procedures quidditch canada. You may not interfere with any game your team is not a part of. Quidditch through the ages harry potter series by j. While the game can appear chaotic to the casual observer, once familiar with the basic rules, quidditch is an exciting sport to watch. The savannah quidditch league sql will organize and promote all college muggle quidditch teams, matches, and events in the savannah, georgia area.
The usq rules team has been hard at work on this release for the last year, and us quidditch is excited to announce the release of the ninth edition of the rulebook. Us quidditch usq is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to governing the sport of quidditch. Intercollegiate quidditch rules and guidebook savannah. Quidditch is a mixed gender contact sport with a unique mix of elements from rugby, dodgeball, and tag. Quidditch is a sport of two teams of seven players each mounted on broomsticks played on a. They score by throwing or kicking the quaffle through the opposing teams goal hoops. In the saga initially published in 1997, the sport is described as a game where players are wizards flying on broomsticks, trying to keep control of a single ball named quaffle. A quidditch team is made up of seven athletes who play with brooms between their legs at all times. Jk rowling reveals quidditch history as reward for backing. The quidditch field is a papercraft gem that may ha. The most checkedout book in the hogwarts library, and a volume no quidditch player or harry potter fan should be without. Part of the release included a paper model of the quidditch field at hogwarts. Us quidditch rulebook, ninth edition paperback august 11, 2015. The ninth edition of the usq rulebook attempts to address those areas in which the rulebook displayed inconsistency and needed additional clarification.
If you have ever asked yourself where the golden snitch came from, how the bludgers came into existence, or why the wigtown wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need quidditch through the ages. Stories that are well done and of any type, along with a few oneshots, so long as they arent. I loved learning everything about quidditch, from broomsticks to the structure of the game. Rowlings original text, with gorgeous jacket art by jonny duddle and line illustrations throughout by tomislav tomic. Although wizard quidditch is played over an oval field, muggle quidditch is typically played in a rectangular field. Along with fantastic beasts and where to find them which is getting an updated version in march and the tales of beedle the bard, quidditch through the ages was a companion book in a collection that became known as the hogwarts library. A oneofakind deluxe keepsake for fans celebrating quidditch, the magical sport from j. A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the hogwarts school library, quidditch through the ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history, the rules and the breaking of the rules of the noble sport of quidditch. Each team has one seeker, who tries to find the golden snitch. The beaters throw bludgers dodgeballs at the opposing teams players to temporarily knock them out of play. I filled about, i dont know, 5 pages of a notebook with different qwords until i hit quidditch and i knew that was the perfect one, she told the diane rehm show. Matches are played on a large oval pitch with three ringshaped goals of different heights on each side, between two opposing teams of seven players each.
The international quidditch association iqa is the international governing body for. In the saga initially published in 1997, the sport is described as a game where players are wizards flying on broomsticks, trying to. For the 20162017 iqa season, iqa rulebook 20162018 will be used. Us quidditch is a nonprofit organization that governs the sport of quidditch in the united states of america. Apr 01, 2011 the chasers move the quaffle volleyball down the field by running or passing it to each other. Members of st andrews snidgets quidditch club want quidditch to be. Quidditch is a sport which combines elements of lacrosse, dodgeball, and rugby, and is derived from the fictional sport of the same name from the harry potter series. Harry potter author offers details of quidditch rulebook and history to her twitter followers and website visitors alison flood mon 17 mar 2014 09. Ninth edition of usq rulebook released us quidditch. The game is also sometimes referred to as muggle quidditch to distinguish it from the fictional game, which. This rulebook was produced by and for the use of the international quidditch.
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