Crinkly-Ball is an interesting and distinctly feline sport.

The crinkly-ball is a large sphere of multi-colored fluff with small bits of foil woven in. When squeezed it makes the 'crinkle' sound from which the sport gets its name.

Play occurs on any size field and needs a bare minimum of two players. One, the 'tosser,' has the job of throwing the crinkly-ball. The other, the chaser, has a far more nuanced job. The tosser will first squeeze the ball and taunt the tosser. The tosser must feign indifference to the taunting and to the enticing noise made by the ball.

When the tosser feels that he has the interest of the chaser, he hurls the ball. If the chaser gives into her instincts and tears off down the field, the tosser gets a point. If the chaser brings the ball back, the tosser gets another point.

However, if the chaser resists the urge to give chase, she scores the point. If she manages to lure the tosser into retreiving the ball himself, she also scores a point.

Olympic-level crinkly-ball games can run for as long as three hours or as little as two seconds, depending on the chaser.

Three fatal mistakes with this picture:

1. Complex action pose with no reference. Always a recipe for pain.
2. It's female. I know all about the differences in proportion, but am out of practice.
3. It's based on Tephi, my cat. Hence extreme familiarity magnifies all its flaws... at least to me.

Crinkly-Ball is a real sport. Tephi is the grand master of all chasers. She finds it much more stimulating than Tawny's favorite sport, the relatively mindless " OH CRAP! LASER DOT!"

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