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what is an odd ball game? can anyone tell me?

  • 08.04.2008 5:25 AM PDT

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You hold the oddball (A skull) for a certin amount of time theres different versions of this gametype

  • 08.04.2008 7:05 AM PDT
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Basically it's a time objective. Either you try to hold a physical skull for the longest time, or you kill the person who is "it" and become "it" and try to stay alive for as long as you can. (Tag pretty much)

  • 08.04.2008 10:00 AM PDT
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the last 1 sounds like a time version of juggernaut

  • 08.04.2008 12:31 PM PDT
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Its not a time thing. The person whos 'it' has a nav thing over their head so everyone knows where he is, the person who kills him gets a point and becomes 'it'. The person who is 'it' gets a point for every person he kills. First to 15 points wins.

  • 08.04.2008 12:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: new420
Its not a time thing. The person whos 'it' has a nav thing over their head so everyone knows where he is, the person who kills him gets a point and becomes 'it'. The person who is 'it' gets a point for every person he kills. First to 15 points wins.


That IS Juggernaut.

Oddball is basically possessing the Oddball for the time required by the settings to win.

  • 08.04.2008 4:08 PM PDT

Oddballs are human skulls. The main idea is to hold it for as long as you can until you win. That's pretty much it. There are variants in which each member in your team has to hold the skull for 30 seconds.

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Halopedia's description
Oddball is a multiplayer game-type featured in the Halo series. The objective is to locate the skull(s) on the map and to maintain possession of it for the longest period of time possible. The default settings allow the game to be a free for all with 1 skull on the map, which you need to have possession of for 2 minutes in order to win. This game can be played as a Rumble Game or a Team Game where the highest score of the lone player (Free-For-All), or on a team's accumulative score, chooses the victor(s). Normally, a player who has the oddball is the immediate target for the other players, which is what makes Oddball an extremely fast paced and fun game-type. While a player has possession of the Oddball, they cannot wield their weapons or throw grenades. However, they can still melee opponents with the skull, which normally inflicts massive damage. The settings for the game can also be altered to make it more interesting. For example, the player with the oddball can go invisible or can be slowed down. The number of oddballs, on the map can also be changed. The Oddball takes the form of a skull. Oddball, in Halo 3 is the same and looks just like the skulls of Halo 2.

  • 08.04.2008 5:13 PM PDT
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Just create a gametype, and try the different options. The descriptions are actually really well done; bungie just packed in the time and attention to detail everywhere.

  • 08.04.2008 6:32 PM PDT
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You hold the oddball (A skull) for a certin amount of time theres different versions of this gametype

  • 08.06.2008 11:24 AM PDT