Colors World Cup Day 9: Criss Cross Crew

[shinsengumi]

Today's World Cup event is brought to you by Tobi-han, Colors' own great world traveller. Last year, he uncovered a musical cipher—this year, he's brought one from his friends in another country! He likes to call it Criss Cross Crew after those friends and their favourite sport.



Peculiar shape, isn't it? The rules for filling it in are simple, though! Each word must be related to sport somehow and you may only use any unique word once. You must justify your answers! For example, if you fill in #1 with "bats", you might state "Bats are used to strike the ball in baseball" or any other explanation clarifying the word's connection to sport. This explanation is mandatory.

This is an open game, which means other players' answers will be visible, but please make sure your entry does not copy other players, or you will be asked to submit a new cipher. Tobi-han values variety, so no matter what, you can only use two words already used by other players.

Use the following form to submit your completed cipher.
<b>Your team:</b> <b>Your name:</b> <b>Cipher:</b> (image if desired) <b>#1:</b> <b>#2:</b> <b>#3:</b> <b>#4:</b> <b>Bonus:</b>

The form above features a bonus area; you can win a crayon for providing any of the following: The name of the series feature in the banner, the sport featured in said series, or the country said sport is native to. It's also one of the official sports of this country!

Enjoy the second-last event in the Colors World Cup, which will remain open until noon GMT on August 18!

Comments

Re: FC MURASAKI

[sal]

Your team: FC Murasaki
Your name: Kiri
Cipher:
#1: home, the home team, or homebase.
#2: gear, specific gear is required to play each sport.
#3: team, a team is required to participate in a variety of sports matches.
#4: sore, there are many sore losers when it comes to sports matches, after participating in sports your muscles might start to feel sore.
Bonus: Lacrosse, Canada

Re: TORPEDO GIN

[murkrows]

Your team: Torpedo Gin
Your name: Archer
Cipher:
#1: BELT (From the boxing term, "hit below the belt".)
#2: RACK (Many sporting equipment is held on racks. Also, "rack up points".)
#3: SAVE (A save is when a goalkeeper prevents the ball from going into the net or other equivalent.)
#4: PIKE (A type of cheerleading move.)
Bonus: That's lacrosse! I know because my brother has about a billion sticks around the house.

Re: TORPEDO GIN

[instrumentality]

Your team: Torpedo Gin
Your name: Lee
#1: OVER- pins above 200 in count in bowling
#2: BOWL- rolling a ball down a lane to hit pins
#3: POLE- a device used to help push people over high jumps
#4: ROLL- a motion of a ball in any sport, moving across (typically), a green
Bonus: BaggataWay, Lacrosse, and it's native to First Nations Iroquois.

Re: CHELSEA TOBI

[onyxdotexe]

Your team: Chelsea Tobi
Your name: Onyx
Cipher:

#1: BARS are pieces of metal that are used to hold up a lot of things (like nets or baskets) for various sports.
#2: TEAM is the group of people that make up one side of a sport.
#3: GEAR is the term for things used in a sport.
#4: RAMP is a wood or stone thing set at an angle, used in skating and skateboarding.
Bonus: That's lacrosse, a sport from Canada!

Re: CHELSEA TOBI

[honeybrushedheart]

Your team: Chi
Your name: Chelsea Tobi
Cipher:
#1: CARD - If you do something wrong in soccer, you may get carded!
#2: BALL - Most sports use some sort of ball to play, like basketball, softball, volleyball, football....
#3: HAND - Sports have varying rules about using your hands
#4: SPIN - You sometimes spin around in some sports!
Bonus: The top image is from Baggata Way, a manga about Lacrosse, which originated in the First Nations Iroquois

Re: MIKAN UNITED

[cautiousardent]

Your team: Mikan United
Your name: Mal
Cipher:
#1: HOLE (in golf, you have to sink your ball into the holes)
#2: LOVE (used in tennis to signify a player has zero points)
#3: BOWL (the action of rolling a ball down the lane in bowling)
#4: MEET (another name for a match in some sports)
Bonus: The sport is lacrosse! I have to read this manga, I think ...

[toran]

Your team: Sainte-Kurocchi Olympique
Your name: Lila
Cipher:
#1: CARE - After sustaining a sports injury, it's important to take care of it.
#2: HAIR - Hair often needs to be held back so it doesn't get in the way.
#3: PAIR - A pair of people can play tennis against each other or as a team.
#4: PART - Everyone on a sports team plays a different part (offense, defense, coaching, etc.)
Bonus: That's lacrosse!

[blinkingrune]

Your team: Sainte Kurocchi Olympique
Your name: Rune
Cipher:
#1: A type of climbing that is done using only the hands, ROPE
#2: Can't have shooting sports without these, GUNS
#3: An Olympic event, the Long ____, JUMP
#4: The highest grade of cricket matches, TEST
Bonus: It's Lacrosse!

Re: A.O.I.

[triacedia]

Your team: A.O.I.
Your name: Trias
Cipher:
#1: In sports like ski jumping or figure skating, every contestant's performance is observed by judges who then rate its style and flair.
#2: Pelé is a Brazilian football player who has achieved legend status within the sport.
#3: "Left", alongside "right", are terms used to describe which side, for instance, ice hockey players hold their stick on. (though, somewhat counterintuitively, left is usually the side right-handed players use)
#4: Boxers and other athletes who compete in sports with weight classes go on rigorous diets to drop their weight and avoid facing a higher weight class.

Bonus: Seems like lacrosse to me, I think.

Re: QUESTIONS

[radria]

This is probably a good thing to ask as well, yep.

Re: TORPEDO GIN

[emberwishes]

Your team: Torpedo Gin
Your name: Ember
#1: Shot - In game like basketball, players may take a shot at the net.
#2: Dunk - A shot where a player smashes the ball through the net is called a dunk.
#3: Judo - Judo is a physical combat sport.
#4: Bike - Players use a bike to participate in cycling events.
Bonus: The sport is lacrosse, but I don't know what anime/country it's from.

Re: QUESTIONS

[harukami]

AC Kou is missing a turn-in thread!

eta no they aren't I did a find on AC instead of A.C. omg

Re: A.C. KOU

[harukami]

Your team: AC Kou
Your name: Harukami
Cipher:
#1: BASE (Bases are set locations to reach in baseball)
#2: GOAL (The goal is the target in soccer)
#3: HOBS (Spikes in the game of quoits)
#4: BALL (The ball is used in many sports like baseball, tennis, etc)
Bonus: Canada~

Re: QUESTIONS

[shinsengumi]

That thoroughly depends on whether or not they're right, doesn't it? :P

It's not much of a bonus, I'm just enamoured with this series for existing, so I thought it'd be kind to add. o/

Re: QUESTIONS

[shinsengumi]

Of course! Just spell them out in your explanation, ie. "A.O.I. is a football team partaking in the Colors League". o/

Re: QUESTIONS

[shinsengumi]

Sorry for the trouble! I was making threads in a hurry and didn't think about whether or not the full stops were proper for Kou-kun!

Re: QUESTIONS

[harukami]

NO IT'S TOTALLY LEGIT I was just apparently blind when I searched for it my bad

Re: SHIROCCHI HOTSPUR

[buttmage]

Your team: Shirrochi Hotspur
Your name: Coops
Cipher:
#1: FIFA: the international governing body of football.
#2: JUDO: a martial arts sport where people compete to throw each other down
#3: RUFF: Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation; a Chinese mixed marital arts organization
#4: POOL: people swim in this
Bonus: lacrosse, Canada

Re: QUESTIONS

[triacedia]

And this made at least one person (yours truly) to add the series to plan-to-reads so... I guess mission accomplished, in a sense?

Re: QUESTIONS

[shinsengumi]

That is the greatest reward I could have /o/

Re: A.O.I.

[dialny]

Your team: A.O.I.
Your name: Dialny
Cipher:
#1: POOL (You'll usually need one for any swimming competition)
#2: PUTT (a slow, rolling in the ground golf shot, usually finishing the round)
#3: SUMO (a type of wrestling)
#4: PATO (a game played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball)
Bonus: Those look like Lacrosse nets (or are they called bats?) to me. Didn't know there was a Lacrosse manga, but I'm not that surprised about that either.

Re: FC MURASAKI

[magaru]

Your team: FC Murasaki
Your name: Aru
Cipher:

#1: KITE you can fly them or do some kitesurfing
#2: BALL is essential equipment for so many sports
#3: DART is a piece of equipment used in a throwing sport
#4: GOLF is a spot where the player has to make sure the ball falls into a hole
Bonus: lacrosse, Canada!

[zettaimuri]

Your team: Chelsea Tobi
Your name: Muri
Cipher:
#1: BATS - Equipment used in baseball
#2: BULL - The bullpen is where pitchers and catchers warm up during a baseball game
#3: BUNT - An offensive technique used in baseball
#4: BALK - A number of illegal actions a pitcher may commit in baseball
Bonus: I'm not sure but it looks like lacrosse which is the national sport of Canada... I think.

Re: SHIROCCHI HOTSPUR

[preternatural]

Your team: Shirocchi Hotspur
Your name: Jen
Cipher: (image if desired)
#1: IDEA - a good idea leads to a good sports strategy.
#2: TIFO - these are the huge displays seen at some soccer matches.
#3: PIKE - a pike is a type of dive.
#4: LOOK - you should look at a ball before you try to catch it.
Bonus: Lacrosse, from Canada!

[moes]

Your team: A.O.I.
Your name: Pikari
Cipher: (image if desired)
#1: wilt - Basketball great Chamberlain
#2: pole - Long fiberglass sports implement
#3: pool - swimmers swim in this
#4: hale - Irwin: U.S. Opens winner
Bonus: wow i didn't know there was a lacrosse manga but then again.