See Saw

Lore & Background

Two teams of equal number (varying by lobby) compete on a giant seesaw, each team assigned to one side of a central pivot. The objective is to keep the seesaw balanced longer than the opposing team by running to the far end of their platform to tip it down. The round ends when one team's platform touches the ground, eliminating that entire team. The round is a pure test of teamwork, where one uncoordinated player can doom the whole team. It fits into the game as a mid-show eliminator, weeding out less cooperative squads and leaving only the ones who've learned to move as a single, clumsy organism.

In Their Own Story

The buzzer blares. Two teams of jelly beans charge onto the giant seesaw, their wobbling forms a chaotic blur. On one side, a player sprints to the far edge, tipping the platform down. The other team panics, half of them running to the opposite end, but one bean trips, sending the seesaw lurching. The crowd roars as the losing team's platform hits the ground with a thud, and they tumble into the slime below. Somewhere, a single bean who stood perfectly still in the middle watches in confusion as their entire team vanishes.

Reader's Guide

See Saw is a team round where coordination is everything—or at least, where a single overeager bean can ruin everything. The seesaw has a central pivot, and each team's goal is to make the opposite side touch the ground. Players must run to their platform's far end to tip it down, but the opposing team can counter by moving to their own far end. The key is to watch the tilt and adjust your position quickly. If your team is losing, a few players should rush to the far end to shift the balance. Communication (via emotes or simple movement) helps, but the chaos of other beans often decides the outcome. This round is a pure test of teamwork, where one uncoordinated player can doom the whole team—like that one bean who keeps running back and forth, turning the seesaw into a bucking bronco. It fits into the game as a mid-show eliminator, weeding out less cooperative squads and leaving only the ones who've learned to move as a single, clumsy organism.

Did You Know?

• The term 'fall guy' refers to a person to whom blame is deliberately and falsely attributed in order to deflect blame from another party.
• The origin of the term 'fall guy' is unknown and contentious, with many sources placing it in the early 20th century.
• In 1925, 'The Fall Guy' was the title of a Broadway play by James Gleason and George Abbott, later turned into a 1930 crime film.
• A related use of 'fall guy' was for one to be left 'holding the bag', meaning to be abandoned to be caught and implicated in a crime.
• By the 1950s and 1960s, 'fall guy' could be used in lieu of 'whipping boy', someone to be ritually pilloried in the absence of a more specifically responsible party.