Page 1 of Conkers - rules?

I`m teaching my boy to play conkers tonight. Now, I haven`t played since I was at school so I`m a bit rusty.

I remember `stampsies` where if your conker falls off your string, the other player can stamp the s**t out of it until you manage to push him off and get it back.

There are things nagging at my mind saying that there are other rules should things happen. Was there something called `Stringsies`?

Whilst the subject is here, does anyone know of someone that has been injured when playing conkers? I`m wondering why it was banned in schools.

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I don`t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member

Stingsies is where you miss the conker and the strings get tangled up. Not sure whether you get a free hit or not

I think someone did a risk assessment on conker fighting and concluded it was dangerous - spoilsports

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Whilst the subject is here, does anyone know of someone that has been injured when playing conkers? I`m wondering why it was banned in schools.

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I imagine if you think about what a young lad with slight "yob tendancies" might see when presented with a piece of string with a hard object attached at the end of it and what he could do with his new "weapon" when he isnt actually playing the game that would give you the answer as to why it was banned :-)

You also need to teach your lad that you need leave a good conker in an airing cupboard for a year to get it nice and tough and that if he has no shame, a few coats of mums clear nail varnish makes them almsot idestructable.

I also think they did something about it on braniac that said if you soak them in hand cream, it softens the impact and makes them harder to break.

Ah....conkers........everybody does it differently, but its still brilliant.

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If anyone is interested the world champs are on sunday http://www.worldconkerchampionships.com/index.php

Full rules are on the site.

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I saw a news article where one schoolyard allowed conkers but only with safety glasses.
I think the kids with thick NHS glasses (with obligatory plaster holding one of the arms onto the frame) were exempt.

Aw, I loved conkers when I was a child. I remember hearing that they were trying to ban children playing it because it was too dangerous.

Cheating was the best part of the game, finding ways to making the indestructible conker without being found out :). I can remember trying to bake conkers in the oven, pickle them in vinegar, coating them in nail varnish and polish. But super glue was my fav, and to find a good conker I can remember dropping them in a bucket of water and the better conkers would sink to the bottom.

…especially good being a girl and winning against the boys ..hehe



The only rule I can remember is shouting 'strings' when the strings got tangled and game would pause. And then untangle and take another shot

This item was edited on Sunday, 8th October 2006, 23:40

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especially good being a girl and winning against the boys ..hehe So you admit you had to cheat because boys are better.


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Full rules are on the site.
Just had a quick glance and I`ve got to admit i prefer "Playground rules"
1. You each take it in turns to hit your opponents conker until one conker remains intact.
2. If your opponent moves his hand while your about to take a shot you get 3 free hits.
3. Tangles = If laces get tangled both opponents yank their laces until they become untangled or a conker ends up on the floor.
4. Stamps (my favourite bit) = If a conker is dropped or ends up on the floor as a result of tangle`s the surrounding crowd may have a free for all stamping session while the player tries to pick up his conker.

The good ole days it takes me back. :D




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