In addition, the Bludgers in Quidditch Through the Ages are ten inches in diameter, two inches smaller than the Quaffle. This meant that the bird could no longer be used for Quidditch purposes, and indeed the Modesty Rabnott Snidget Reservation was created in Somerset to safeguard the Snidget's future survival.

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Transylvanian Tackle: A fake punch to the nose to confuse the opponent (as long as contact is not made, it is not illegal). There are also frequently asked questions, a product rating and feedback from users to enable you to optimally use your product. of these were banned anyway, by the rule concerning wand use against the opposing team (or rather, lack thereof) and the remaining 10% would not occur even to the dirtiest player.Chelmondiston Charge: A Chaser stands on their broomstick and leaps, thrusting the Quaffle towards a goalpost. This began in 1398 when the wizard Zacharias Mumps emphasised the need for anti-Muggle security while playing the game: ' Choose areas of deserted moorland far from Muggle habitations and make sure that you cannot be seen once you take off on your brooms. A game of Quidditch will only end once the Golden Snitch has been caught, or at the mutual consent of both team Captains. As a result, it was possible, although difficult, to win the game even though the opposing team caught the Snitch, as was the case of the final match between Ireland and Bulgaria of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup. Loading… RatingLet us know what you think about the Lego set 75956 Harry Potter Quidditch match by leaving a product rating.

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When and only when the Snitch was caught did the game end, and the Seeker who caught the Snitch earned 150 points for their team. There are some differences between how Quidditch is represented in Kennilworthy Whisp's Quidditch Through the Ages (and the books) and how it appears to be played in the films and video games. Shuntbumps was a very simple form of broomstick-jousting where one flyer attempts to knock the others off of their broom.The two Bludgers were highly aggressive balls that flew through the air and tried to knock the players off their broomsticks. In truth, Quidditch probably owed a debt to a number of its forerunners in making it as successful as it became.

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The Quidditch Cup itself was an enormous, silver trophy cup, with four handles designed after the four Houses' emblematic animals. The third entry noted the introduction of flying rocks that had been bewitched to knock the players off their broomsticks, which were the forerunners of the Bludgers.A large number of boulders were charmed to hover in the air and each player had a cauldron strapped to his/her head. Both these changes caused a considerable amount of controversy, which resulted in riots and threats against the Minister. This was over a century on from Goodwin Kneen's letter to his cousin, and it seems that during this time, the game had acquired a great deal of popularity and organisation, and had altered in its format very little. With historical records of the time being rather limited, there was no further mention of Quidditch until a hundred years later, around 1150.

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You've got to weave in and out of the Chasers, Beaters, Bludgers, and Quaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker, because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win. In the video game Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, the rule of only having a single Chaser in the scoring area is not used. Players must not stray over the boundary lines of the pitch, although they may fly as high as desired.

By 1620, scoring areas had been added at each end of the pitch, and an additional rule in the game, a 'stooging penalty', meant that only one Chaser was allowed in these areas at any given time, as noted in Quintius Umfraville's book The Noble Sport of Warlocks. Additionally, the game allows for players to make special moves where by several goals are scored in succession as multiple Chasers pass the Quaffle back and forwards through the hoops.