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Ideas for regular qualifier obstacles


So with a revival upon us any ideas for regular qualifier obstacles, whether in the Sucker Punch pit (though it looks like it won't be used) or in the pool after the Big Balls or the final pool of the Qualifier. Ideally they'll have some variations.


I'll start with three that pay homage to previous obstacles:

Super Sucker Punch:
This is after the Big Balls and works like the Piston Punch, with gloved hands popping up as the contestants run either across a series of podiums (or sometime a beam). The punches would be timed so as soon as you step on a podium the glove comes up, so take too long and you'll be knocked off.


The Bigger Ball
Again after the Big Balls, this is one giant ball filling the space. Sometimes it would rotate and other times not, and in the style of double cross foam or water could gush out of the top. Additionally sometime a Sweeper style obstacle could rotate in the opposite direction.


Sweeper Spinner
As we discussed not that long ago it's surprising the spinner never made it into the qualifier after the Big Balls. Having no pads but a sweeper instead limits variations probably to foam, water jets etc - maybe wrecking balls hanging and you could probably still put obstacles in the middle to go through (like Dizzy Dummy 2.0).

Remove the sweeper and you can add pads to make it like the classic Sweeper. Would be good for an All Star edition (or now they might have a Veterans edition for contestants from the original series)



And I've posted this before (years ago), and to be honest it's probably too simple to work now, but is so easy to variated.

Bungee Run
A series of obstacles hanging from bunjee ropes which you have to navigate. Variations include:
Bungee Beams
Bungee Blocks
Bungee Boards
Bungee Balls
Bungee Bridge
Bungee Berries


And a couple more for the final pool:

Bridge the Gap
Two rumble bridges, with an obstacle in the middle - can be rope swings and zip lines, or things to bounce off like a ball or trampoline. The focus is on the obstacle, not the rumble bridge.


Wheel of Wipeout
Basically a big wheel, but rather than get inside the wheel as most previous spinning obstacles have been, they need to run around the brim of the wheel. Sometimes it'll rotate towards you, other times away from you - and their can be obstacles at the top of the wheel you must climb through and additions like foam and water jets etc. The main thing with this is being able to make the wheel big enough to look impressive but small enough it remains safe as falling from the very top of the wheel would be quite the fall.


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27/Dec/20, 4:55 pm Link to this post    PM Brekkie
 
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Re: Ideas for regular qualifier obstacles


I've only got one and it's pretty simple.

It's a see saw with thin pads bungee cords on both sides. There are about 3 of these see saws that they have to cross.
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Good ideas! I think they could have an obstacle after the Balls starting the Pitchfork Tumbler. Not sure exactly how I'd do it, but have a long strip of that black trampoline material with three or four pitchforks spinning over it. They can be two-pronged or three-pronges depending on the episode. To mix it up more, you could attach hurtles to the bridge or put tarp over some of the Pitchforks (like they did one time with the Gears of Doom) so you have to climb over it rather than go through the prongs. And of course the standard twists of water blasts, paint, foam, etc. I think it would be fin emoticon

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Re: Ideas for regular qualifier obstacles


Yes, I was thinking of just having them as spinning blocks they have to time right to run along - kind of like a mini Over and Out.

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