12/03/24
November 28, 2003
Table Tennis!: Choose your opponent and prepare yourselves for a stuffing!
posted by Fat Buddha to tennis at 06:27 PM - 4 comments
Forrest Gump is a cheater.
posted by jasonspaceman at 10:05 PM on November 28, 2003
I actually took the first set off the Gumpster 11-6, before succumbing to him the next two. The trick is not power but guile. I've spent some rallies leaving my bat in the middle and repelling his shots (and slowing down the game), and then tucking the ball away in the corners. Gump does not like corners. Do not get into middle of the table rallies. Just watch for when the ball is short on your left half or the right, and then smash it to the opposite corner. I've also tried some spin trickery, curving the ball around him, which occasionally works. By sliding the bat across the ball, say from right to left, I can make it spin to the left and curve back to the right across the table. This usually works when your rally has been moving in the other direction. Also, whenever one of your shots hits the net, before dropping over, GET READY! Gump, unlike real players, never smashes it. This will be another short ball which you will want to smash to the opposite side of wherever Gump returns it to you. As someone who actually played ping-pong everyday in high school, this game is fairly realistic. Except for the invisible players. LOL.
posted by worldcup2002 at 11:43 AM on November 29, 2003
I was severely addicted to this game for a time several months ago. I could fairly consistently skunk any of the computer players. The trick is consistency and keeping the computer player moving. Eventually, they'll miss the table.
posted by eldoop at 01:03 PM on November 29, 2003
I'm proud of myself for actually getting 5 points against Forrest in one of the sets. Oy, it's tough.