The Game of Skate is a skateboarding game using rules based upon the H.O.R.S.E. game played by basketball players. S.K.A.T.E. was first played in the 1970s by vertical skateboarders Lance Mountain, Neil Blender and John Lucero, and was then adopted by street skaters in the 1980s. In 2003 the éS Game of SKATE Tournament was formed, however K5 Boardshop was the first organized amateur tournament for S.K.A.T.E. The es tournament has both professional and amateur divisions.[1]
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The rules are basic and usually depend on one's perception/location. One player sets a trick by doing a particular skateboarding trick of their choice. If the trick is not landed, another player attempts to set a trick. Once a trick has been set, the other player(s) must respond by doing the same trick in their first try. No trick may be set more than once by the same person.
If the player(s) is unsuccessful, then they will receive a letter. For each unsuccessful match, the player receives an "S", "K", "A", "T" or "E" (Depending on how many tricks they fail to land, respectively). Once a player receives an "E", they are administered one last try, or "rebate". If the defensive skateboarder does not land the rebated trick, he/she loses the game.
The last man standing is declared the winner & if they themselves did not receive a letter, then they are said to have "blanked" their opponent.
When "Skater B" does not have the opportunity to set a single trick & does not match a single trick, "Skater A" is said to have committed a "Perfect Whitewash".[2]
Technical flatground skateboarding tricks are allowed as long as both the skateboarder and the skateboard do not make contact with the ground in any way while the skateboarder is performing the trick.[3] For example, primos, because the board is touching the ground while it is being performed, are not counted as tricks.
"Team S.K.A.T.E", also called "Legion of Doom" is when there is one team of skateboarders competing against another team of skateboarders. One person from one team will set a trick. After that team fails to perform one of their tricks, the opposing team sets a trick. Once someone on Team A has set, when it is Team A's turn again a different person must set. Additionally, instead of individual people receiving letters, the team as a whole receives a letter.
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