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Rigid Plastic Roof
Plastic fabric is a great material to stretch across the top of your dome. It's waterproof, it's as strong as steel, and it likes to be stretched and pulled in every direction. But you've got a problem: the dark fabric roof blocks the sunlight, and it's killing the grass on the field!

Rigid roof + Plastic = Caution

You could replace the grass with Astroturf, or artificial grass, like they did in the Houston Astrodome, but then the Char County Flames will complain. They hate Astroturf because it hurts their knees and ruins their uniforms.

Do you really want to listen to them whine? Try another dome option.

Keep the rigid roof, but try another material Try a roof that opens
Keep the rigid roof,
but try another material
Try a roof that opens

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