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Alright, so here we are, in Neo Seattle, where the only major difference is that everything is drenched in neon, capitalism has run rampant, and hockey is a sport that isn't real.

So let's talk rule changes.

1. There are Nine players per side in Neo Hockey, in two positions: offense and defense.
1a. The offensive team consists of nine players who each take a turn at "home plate," where they attempt to hit a ball in such a way that results in either a single play or a score.
1b. The defensive team consists of a pitcher, a catcher, three basemen (first, second, third), a shortstop (between second and third), and three outfields (left, center, right).
2. A single game lasts for nine total "innings."
2a. An "inning" consists of the attacking team attempting to score as much as possible while the defensive team attempts to get three "outs"
2a-1. An "out" is denoted by either three "strikes," a hit ball caught before it touches the ground (called a "fly out"), a "tagged" out, or a "forced" out.
2a-1a. A "strike" is defined as a pitch that falls within the "strike zone" on an attacker's body.
2a-1a-1. The "strike zone" is the space in which a pitch qualifies as a strike. It is typically denoted by the width of the plate and a height spanning from the knees to mid-torso of the batter.
2a-1b. A "tagged" out occurs when a defender is in possession of the ball and touches any part of a running attacker's body while he is not in contact with one of the four bases (first, second, third, home).
2a-1c. A "forced" out occurs when a defender is in possession of the ball and touches a base that the running attacker is mandated to run to (for example, with no attackers on a base, an attacker that makes contact must run to first base, and if the defender touches the base before him, he is considered "out.")
3. Any pitch that falls outside of the aforementioned "strike zone" (see 2a-1a-1a) is considered a "ball," and if a batting attacker reaches a count of four "balls," he is awarded a base as a result of the pitching attacker's incompetence.
4. A "run" is considered "scored" if a player successfully returns to "home base" without having been put "out."
5. When the defending team reaches "three outs" in an inning, the "top half" of an inning is considered complete, and the defending and attacking teams switch places, resulting in the defending team now attacking, and the attacking team now defending.
6. Teams are denoted as "home" and "away," and the "home team" shall always attack in the "bottom half" of an inning.
7. If the "home team" is winning at the end of the "top half" of the ninth inning, the match shall conclude post-haste.
8. The win condition for a match of Neo Hockey is one team having more scored runs than the other.

And that's Neo Hockey. Go Neo Argonauts.