Campaign for Real Conkers
11th October
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Will you be playing conkers this weekend?
The World Conker Championships take place this Sunday
https://www.worldconkerchampionships.com
They are primarily a spectator sport.
However the Campaign for Real Conkers believes that conkers is a participation sport. It is free and anyone can do it. Will you be playing conkers this weekend?
Guide on how to play real conkers
1] Select your conker. Do this yourself. DO NOT use a conker provided by someone else who may give you a poor specimen.
2] There is no specific kind of conker that makes a good game winner. Large conkers may more easily splinter for example. Some prefer conkers with flat and sharp edges
3] You may use the conker ‘as is’ known as ‘organic’. Alternatively you may seek to harden it by baking it, soaking it in vinegar etc. There is no guarantee that an artificially enhanced conker will perform any better than an organic one.
4] Drill a small hole through the conker. A nail will often achieve this
5] Thread the conker through the hole you have drilled. A strong chord, perhaps a shoelace is best
6] You are now ready to play.
7] The stance taken is up to each individual player. Some may prefer a long swing, others a short swing.
8] Players take alternate turns to try and hit and destroy their opponent’s conker
9] Those with poor aim may hit the knuckles of their opponent more often than the conker so you may wish to wear gloves
10] The winner is the player who determines their opponents conker unusable in further rounds, usually by causing it to splinter into two or more pieces
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