Jomboy unveils a new warehouse game: "Golfball"
You must admit, it is different... and very original.
So far in the Jomboy Media warehouse, we have seen games based on baseball (Blitzball), cricket & baseball (Ball In Play), hurling but with hands (Slapball) and hockey (Floorball). Now, the geniuses in Jersey City have come up with the strangest hybrid ever, Golfball.
Golfball is a hybrid of golf and baseball. Here are the basics:
Each team has four players and two teams play against each other.
The object is to get the ball onto the green and then putt a ball into one of four recessed “bases” on the green surface area.
The game is played in innings like baseball.
The defense stands in the field of play as shown above. They are wearing standard baseball gloves.
Each offense player will use a metal golf club to hit the foam baseball to try to get it on or as close to the green as possible. The “tee off” will continue until each offense player has teed twice (going in sequence) or while teeing off, the ball is “fielded” by one of the defense players to make an out. An out happens when the ball is fielded directly on the fly or off the back wall (where the monitors are) and then caught without it hitting the ground. Each side is allowed two outs in an inning.
The foam baseball is replaced with a duck as a ball marker (prevents rolling from another player’s ball).
After all 8 offense shots are made or two outs are made (whichever comes first), then we go to the second part.
The duck is replaced by a regulation baseball. The offense player takes a standard putter and attempt to putt it into one of the four bases. If the putt is successful, a point is earned. If the putt is missed, then the team forfeits all remaining putts in the inning and the teams switch sides.
This may seem a bit confusing and yes, I am still a little confused about it. Today, the Warehouse Challenges channel had released video of an experimental version of the game. JM states that this version was only a prototype and there will be changes before the Captain’s League 2 episodes air later this month.
Here is the prototype game video that they released. The video does outline some of the additional rules and shows the rules and skills being applied:
It is important to realize that Warehouse Games episodes are recorded months in advance and like TV game shows, they usually record more than one episode per day.
This is going to be a very interesting new thing to look forward to from Warehouse Games and it will be interesting to see how many golf memes they put into it. Golfball will start as a Captain’s League event with The Breakdown, The Story, The Rippers and The Freezers. If successful, the chances are that it will become a franchise within Warehouse Games.
I am looking forward to seeing this new experiment play out. I will reserve my judgment until after a couple of games are played. The Warehouse Games channel will air an introduction and draft video premiering on July 10, 2025.
So, no more Warehouse Baseball5 / Warehouse Baseball
Originally, Jomboy Media was planning to add a different baseball-based game. It was going to be called Warehouse Baseball5, which was based substantially on the game Baseball5, which is played internationally and is a discipline of the governing body, the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
While that warehouse game was originally going to be called “Warehouse Baseball5”, it apparently was changed to just “Warehouse Baseball” as noted in the Captain’s League 2 Ball in Play Draft.
Perhaps the reason for reason for the change from Baseball5 to Warehouse Baseball was either because there would only be four players instead of five (this was stated during the Baseball5 series in August, 2024), or perhaps there could have been a licensing issue over the name “Baseball5”. I am thinking the former is more reflective of the situation.
Anyway, in a comment made by Warehouse Games in the Warehouse Challenges Golfball video, they stated that they had to cancel the Warehouse Baseball concept due to a lot of injuries while running the bases, stretching to be safe at first and sudden stops between second and third bases.
Here’s what Warehouse Baseball could have looked like (but with four players per team instead of five as shown here):
If you have not discovered Jomboy Media’s Warehouse, you should do so. It’s not easy trying to design games that can be played in a warehouse of this size with the limitations the space has (such as the roof support beam called “The Devastator”. Check it out, you will love this channel!
The Warehouse Games from Jomboy Media - YouTube channel.