Wei is proposing that the group play Quidditch, a fictional game from Harry Potter, at their upcoming Khmer New Year party. Quidditch involves teams passing balls through hoops while avoiding balls used to knock players off their brooms. Wei provides details on positions, balls, scoring, fouls and safety guidelines. They plan to do a demonstration to teach everyone how to play before holding a match with the goal of having fun celebrating creativity and cultural exchange.

1. LET’S PLAY QUIDDITCH!

3. Hey Team!
As Grace and I mentioned in a morning
meeting, we would like to introduce an
interesting game to Khmer new year party.
We’re NOT KIDDING!
Here’s a Powerpoint introducing the magic
game. Enjoy reading and please support our
initiative by volunteering yourself a position ;P
GO TEAM!!!
~Wei (who is definitely a Ravenclaw!)

4. What is Quidditch?
• It’s an awesome fictional game invented
by J.K. Rowling. It’s also the only sport
that Harry Potter is really good at.
• A group of students in Middlebury College
brought the game to real life in 2005.
• Let’s play it in Khmer New Year Party!

5. Why Quidditch?
• To honor human creativity
– Come on! We’re trying to play a magic game
without magic!!!
• To facilitate cultural exchange
– It’s more than cultural exchange between
East and West! It’s the exchange between
reality and magic world!
• To have fun!!!
– Well…it’s a game, so it’s fun!

6. READY TO LEARN A
NEW GAME?!!!

8. ONE essential tool
• BROOM!!!
• Every player must have a broom between his or
her legs at all times! Like a wizard or witch!

9. Field (3 hoops for each team)
We need a field bigger than basketball court, set up 3
hoops for each team.

10. Positions
• 2 teams
• 7 people per team
3 Chasers
1 Seeker 1 Keeper 2 Beaters

11. Three different ‘balls’
1 Quaffle (volleyball)
3 Bludgers (dodge balls)
1 Golden snitch carried by a person!
(1 ping-pong ball)

12. How to Score?
• Chasers’ objective is to put the big ball into the other
team’s hoop. 10 Points/each
• Chasers can RUN WITH the ball, kick it, or pass it.
• Keeper’s job is to defend the goal hoops from the
opposing chasers

13. How to Defense?
• Beater’s job is to make the game more difficult!
• They throw dodge balls to other players (anyone!)
• Anyone got hit by the dodge ball has to DROP any ball
they’re holding, RETURN to their own side, TOUCH their
own hoops, and then back to the game.
• A beater CANNOT hold more than 1 dodge ball at a time

14. How to Score More? (Important!!!)
• The little ping-pong ball carried by a person worth 30 Points!
Seeker’s job is to find the person and get the Golden snitch! (It’s
Harry Potter’s job!)
• The snitch runner is ‘loose’ before the game begains
• The snitch runner is NOT on either team, does not use a broom, and
can use any means to avoid “capture,” (including trickery like riding
a bicycle, climbing trees or hiding in the audience)

15. Who wins?
• Whenever one of the seekers get the
golden snitch, the match ends.
• Who gets the most points will win the
game!

16. Safety Guidelines
• The game actually involves a lot of
physical contacts…so, please play gently!
• Wear a helmet and anything can protect
you if you want :P
• Oh, you may also need a cape, a wand and
a Harry Potter book!

17. What else should we know?
• We will have live demonstration
before the actual game! Everyone can
understand how to play!
• How about other rules?
– Don’t worry! Leave it to referee! S/he will
judge and explain during the match!

18. More Resources, Click, Click!
• Quidditch for Muggles: CBS News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UfPij5AB
do
• MTV Quidditch Promo: Diner Extended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMh3lepl
zDQ&feature=related
• Rules of quidditch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqJOrvV1
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19. Reference
• IQA Handbook, Version 5