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A '''Pyramid Chain''' is a special type of [[Chain]] that grows/shrinks in a triagonal format, thus being shaped like a 2D pyramid. | A '''Pyramid Chain''' is a special type of [[Chain]] that grows/shrinks in a triagonal format, thus being shaped like a 2D pyramid. | ||
Due to their nature of involving lots of people, they tend to be non-sanctioned tennis events and rarely | Due to their nature of involving lots of people and dependent on prior videos to move forward, they tend to be non-sanctioned tennis events and rarely seen in [[tournaments]] or casual play. | ||
=Format= | =Format= | ||
The "vanilla" form of a pyramid chain goes as follows: | |||
# The first player serves. | |||
# Two players volley off of that serve. This inherently creates a triangle (letters represent players): | |||
<nowiki>1:=A=</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>2:A=B</nowiki> | |||
Next, 3-4 players will volley off of one, two, or both of those round two's, ''depending on where they are in the chain.'' | |||
<nowiki>1:==A==</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>2:=A=B=</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>3:A=B=C</nowiki> | |||
Player 3A (bottom layer, left) volleys player 2A's video. Player 3C volleys player 2B's video. Player 3B volleys ''both''. | |||
OR | |||
<nowiki>1:===A===</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>2:==A=B==</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>3:=AB=CD==</nowiki> | |||
Players 3A and 3B volley 2A, while players 3C and 3D volley 2B. | |||
This format extends as far as you wish. Players can repeat if you want, but generally each round is by a different person. | |||
==Variants== | |||
Almost all pyramid chains after the first use a variant of the format where the match will "close" (go back to one round per layer). This is visualized loosely as follows: | |||
<nowiki>1:===A===</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>2:==A=B==</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>3:=AB=CD==</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>4:==A=B==</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>5:===A===</nowiki> | |||
=History= | =History= | ||
The [[Pyramid Chain 1|very first Pyramid Chain]] was originally known as the "YTP Pyramid Chain Collab", hosted by {{MycroProcessor}} and ran from July 20th to September 23rd, 2008. <ref>https://archive.yellowtealpurple.net/youchew/forum/41-collabs-completed/11966-ytp-pyramid-chain-finally-complete/</ref> The second collab released in 2009, and the third began in 2010 but never had an official ending. The format was not attempted again until 2024 when [[mrdoognoog's Pyramid Chain|a new one was hosted]] by {{mrdoognoog}}. This began a revival of the format which includes a "modified" pyramid chain by HanabiTenns, a 3D pyramid chain by {{Yottifferent}}, and {{NESfanboi}}'s "Tile Tennis", both starting in 2025 and going into the present day. | |||
=Notable Matches= | =Notable Matches= | ||
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{{Types}} | {{Types}} | ||
=Sources= | |||