Oddball
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Find the skull and hold onto it for the longest time. In Oddball itself the game is a free for all, 1 ball, 2 minutes wins the game. This is the standard game played.This gametype seems to be a cross between Capture the Flag and King of the Hill. It involves a skull which has to be held for a certain amount of time. This setting can be played as either a Rumble Game or a Team Game.
Included Variants
Oddball
- Get ready for a classic game of free for-all Oddball. Hold the ball for 2 minutes to win.
Rocketball
- This game of Oddball with nothing but rocket launchers is a real blast. Control the ball for 1 minute to win.
Swordball
- Tense rounds with swords and no motion sensor. Own the ball for 30 seconds to win a round. First to 3 wins.
Team Ball
- Up to 8 teams can go head to head in this game of team oddball. First team with 2 minutes ball control wins.
Low Ball
- Team Oddball with a twist. Everyone on your team must hold the ball for at least 30 seconds to win.
Fiesta (Halo 2)
- An odd game of ball with random weapons. Earn 2 minutes control time to win.
Grifball (Halo 3)
- An oddball game within the new map Foundry, made by Rooster Teeth's staff. One ball. there are gravity hammers and swords as primary and secondary weapons, no weapons on the map, which now consist of a square field (which resembles a soccer field) with two 'goals' on either end. Players do 300% damage and have 10% shields. Kills guaranteed.
FIX: Grif ball is actually an assult game where you arm the bomb at either side, much like football.
Trivia
- Oddball is derived from Marathon's "Kill the Man With the Ball".
- The skull is supposed to be Jacob Keyes.