Moopsball
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Moopsball is a sport created by Gary Cohn. The rules were published in Damon Knight
's Orbit series of anthologies (specifically Orbit 18). The game incorporates elements of football and medieval recreationist combat.
Moopsball was at one time part of geek canon, but has over the past years fallen into relative obscurity. The sport was mentioned repeatedly in the Legion of Super-Heroes
comics as being one of the most popular sports of the fictional 30th century DC Universe
and is the favoured sport of Illuminati University. In the novel There Are Doors
by Gene Wolfe
, Indoor Moopsball is played by inmates of a psychiatric hospital.
Damon Knight
Damon Francis Knight was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan. His forte was short stories and he is widely acknowledged as having been a master of the genre.-Biography:...
's Orbit series of anthologies (specifically Orbit 18). The game incorporates elements of football and medieval recreationist combat.
Moopsball was at one time part of geek canon, but has over the past years fallen into relative obscurity. The sport was mentioned repeatedly in the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
comics as being one of the most popular sports of the fictional 30th century DC Universe
DC Universe
The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...
and is the favoured sport of Illuminati University. In the novel There Are Doors
There Are Doors
There Are Doors is a speculative fiction novel written by Gene Wolfe in 1988. The narrative follows a department store salesman as he tries to track down his short-lived girlfriend. The title alludes to gateways between two worlds whose nature are explored throughout the book. There Are Doors was...
by Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying into the religion. He is a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the...
, Indoor Moopsball is played by inmates of a psychiatric hospital.