Keg Brawl

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A screenshot of the keg brawl.

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-Bring kegs of ale back to your Ale Collector to score points for your team.
-First team to 11 wins.
-Dodge, smash, and steal your way to victory.
-Talk to the Brewer at mid-field to leave the game.

— In-game description

Keg Brawl is an activity which is described as a norn interpretation of basketball with kegs rather than balls and a lot of brawling. Keg Brawl can be played in Hoelbrak. Enter into a match by talking to npc Brewer who can be found next to the Courage Brewery point of interest, near the Hero's Compass Waypoint.

Mechanics

Two teams of five are matched for a game. Each team gets skills which allow them to brawl the other team, such as punching, kicking and knocking each other over. A keg is launched into the middle of the playing area and the objective for the team is to get the keg to their 'brewer'. The aim is to get as many kegs back as they can and the team with the most wins.

When the keg is picked up you get new skills which allow you to pour ale on the ground which makes it slippery or pass the keg. The passing of the keg is ground targeted so there is some skill involved as these passes can be intercepted. Players not carrying a keg are granted swiftness.

Skills

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	Skill			Description
	Punch	0.5½	4	Punch and Daze your competitor.
	Disarm	10.25¼	4	Smash your target to knock the barrel from their hands.
	Dive Roll		12	Dive forward to close distance or evade attacks.
	Charge	20.25¼	20	Rush at an opponent and kick them, be careful not to miss.
	Stomp	0.75¾	90	Stomp the ground to launch opponents.

Keg skills

	Skill			Description
	Throw			Short quick throw that is easily intercepted.
	Lob			Lob the barrel. Less accurate, but longer range and hard to intercept.
	Dive Roll		10	Dive forward to avoid attacks.
	Head Crack	0.5½	18	Hit your opponent with the keg to stun them.
	Pour Ale	0.5½	90	Dump out some ale, freezing the ground around your location.

Tips

• You can pass the keg to your Ale Collecter with Throw. However, a keg Lobbed to the Ale Collector will be moved to the ground a short distance away from him.
• You can use Throw while knocked down. Use this if you are about to be disarmed while down.
• Tossing a keg out of bounds removes it from the game. This may be useful if you can steal the keg while surrounded deep in the opponent's territory. However, kegs can persist on the ice field outside the fenced arena, and players can jump over the fence to retrieve them.
• To throw the keg a long distance, aim the camera upwards before a Lob. Use this to quickly throw kegs to your team's side of the field.

Notes

Bugs:

• Handing the keg to the enemy brewer will grant you positive score, although the match point is given to the enemy team correctly.
• The training field is still using old versions of skills Lob and Throw as they were before Game updates/2012-10-01.
• Virtue of Courage will remain active while in Keg Brawl.