• samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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    24 hours ago

    That’s correct - however, 150 points is a ridiculously high number that’s almost impossible to overcome. Every time the snitch was caught, that team won the game.

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        7 hours ago

        This was a thing in the third book where Harry had to make sure they’re a certain number of points ahead before catching the snitch so that they’d not just win the match but also their school league.

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      18 hours ago

      You’re definitely right about it being a poorly-contrived scoring system, but there are a few games in the books where the team lost the game but grabbed the snitch. It’s always described as a “stem the bleeding” type decision

      Edit: sorry, now seeing the replies to your other comments saying this, I guess you know by now 😅

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      24 hours ago

      It’s fifteen goals. While unlikely, it’s totally possible for a team to score fifteen goals more if the skill difference is high enough and the game is allowed to go for long enough.

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        There were some historic matches mentioned in one of the books, that apparently went on for weeks or even months, fifteen goals would be a really low number for that kind of match. The duration of a match only depends on how good the seekers are, a match can be over in five minutes which is really lame, or go on for ages which is also lame.

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        22 hours ago

        Is there any example of a real life sport where one play (that can only be done once per game) equals making 15 goals? That’s just bad rules.