1) The game starts with one player standing on top of the ball. This person hikes the ball. In other words, this person says "hike" and the ball is hit with a giant pool stick, sending it rolling through the course. It is not known wether or not the obstacles shown in the episode are always part of the game or if the defending team chooses what obstacles to use. Because of this, the steps are going to be ordered the way they are shown in the episode. 2) The first obstacle the ball faces is a line of human cannons firing members of the defensive team.