Here you’ll find links to vote in each of the topics in The Avocado’s annual awards show, The Pits. Voting is open until noon Eastern Standard Time on December 27th, 2022. A small note: Please read the instructions for voting … Continue reading Pits Central 2022
The fan-favourite sand rally is back, forcing the marbles to get dirty… both tactically and aesthetically. This time, instead of racing in heats, the marbles will race sixteen at a time on an ultra-long track. Complete results can be found … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E14: Sand Rally
It’s time for Geoff Keighley’s answer to that nightmare I had about the Golden Globes and the VMAs making sweet, sweet love and having a t-shirt-sportin’, blazer-wearin’ baby. That’s right, tonight at 7:30 PM EST, the 2022 Game Awards are … Continue reading The Game Awards 2022 Live-Chat
I can think of no better day to post this episode. Today, on the evening of December 8th, is the Game Awards. Yesterday, Sonic creator Yuji Naka was arrested for insider trading again. Why not take a few hours today … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #87: Esther Was Alone
Many of us probably have memories of university when professors assigned us a bevy of assignments and then told us that our lowest-scoring one among them would be dropped. The aquathlon is similar in spirit. It’s a team racing event, … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E13: Team Aquathlon
It’s that time of year, folks! We’re putting together the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like we do every year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. To that end, we invite you all … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2022 Year-End Extravaganza Community Submissions
Hey everyone! Merve here, and I’m organizing this year’s Pits awards, The Avocado’s annual awards show for the best in media, as voted on by you. Yes, you. Here’s the proposed schedule: I’ll be leading the video games and commenting … Continue reading The Pits 2022: Kickoff
After falling victim to the Wave’s catch basin last week, many marbles are itching for a cathartic release of anger. And what better way to take out your frustrations at your mistakes than by knocking down some dominoes? Let’s rack … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E12: Domino Bowling
We take a break from the regular competition of the Marble League to bring you the Showdown, a.k.a. the qualifiers for the qualifiers. This eight-event contest will determine which of the teams that didn’t qualify for this year’s Marble League … Continue reading Marble League 2022 Showdown Part 1
Hey everyone! It’s Merve, returning to take over the Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread just for this week. Why me? Because Grumproro had a fateful encounter with Truck-kun Because Tokyo Treat was kind enough to send me their Santa’s Snackfest … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 30, 2022)
After the previous event’s open-air jaunt, the marbles head back inside to compete in the ultimate undulating uh-vent: the swing wave! This event doesn’t happen with a lot of frequency, so the amplitude of the crowd’s roars is a sine … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E11: Wave
Today the marbles head out of the stadium and onto the beach for the hotly-anticipated triathlon. They’ll slide down a plastic track, roll through a sandy channel, and then finally swim to the end of a pool. Only the most … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E10: Outdoor Triathlon
From a test of speed, we move to a test of strength. Pushing blocks is today’s Marble League activity. Let’s see if our rolling renegades are up to the task. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E9: Block Pushing
Speed is the name of the game today, with our orbicular athletes taking to the track. Will their stamina carry them all the way to the end of the fifth metre? We shall see. Complete results can be found at … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E8: 5m Sprint
In this event, the marbles head to the river for some whitewater rafting. Lifejackets? Please, these glass globes are daredevils. The water should be afraid of them. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2022 E7: Rafting
“Slow and steady wins the race,” once said Aesop. Well, Aesop was an idiot, because the Funnel Endurance event isn’t a race; in fact, it’s the exact opposite: marbles compete to determine whom can finish last. Let’s see which of … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E6: Funnel Endurance
We’ve had a couple of solo events so far in ML 2022. Now it’s time for a team event! Let’s see how well our orbicular athletes do in a 5-metre relay race. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s … Continue reading Marble League 2022 E5: 5m Relay
Hey folks! Next week, we’re recording the last episode of the GamesCast before our year-end extravaganza. We’ll be recording on Thursday the 17th of November at 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. We don’t have a set topic planned out, so … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #87
Splish splash! It’s time for things to get aquatic here at ML2022. Lifejackets not included. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2022 E4: Water Race
It’s time to jump jump jump! Let’s see if our favourite marbles can leap their way to victory. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2022 E3: 5m Hurdles
After a disappointing start for this year’s Marble League hosts, it’s time for the second event of the competition: Balancing. Let’s see how our spherical sportspeople did, shall we? Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2022 E2: Balancing
