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Is the game skill-based? How can you influence which chestnut breaks? Is the challenge chestnut selection? Or a specific swing method?
by echoangle 2y ago
Is the game skill-based? How can you influence which chestnut breaks? Is the challenge chestnut selection? Or a specific swing method?
- beAbU 2y agoI find it highly suspicious that the reigning champion gets to drill the holes in the conkers. You can intentionally make some of them weaker by drilling closer to the edge or something. I assume the conkers are provided by the organizers, and the participants must select their conker from the collection or given one at random. Prevents tampering I guess.
- echoangle 2y agoI thought it might be like formula 1 where having the right equipment is part of the challenge.
- dagw 2y agoI assume the conkers are provided by the organizers Going around the conker trees in your area and finding the perfect conker is a huge part of the game. There is also a certain amount of pre-game 'modification' that are generally allowed, like soaking them in various solutions, or baking them in an oven. Having to use a provided conker would be like showing up to the Tour de France and being assigned a bike by the organisers.
- joncrocks 2y agoIndeed, but apparently this is the way it works. I suspect to prevent 'foul-play' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conker_Championships#WCC_Rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conker_Championships#WCC...
- dagw 2y agoI stand corrected. Perhaps Tour de France should apply this rule as well to avoid foul play?