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Did you have 'stamps' in Ireland too? When a player's conker comes off the string but remains whole, the opponent can call "stamps!!" and attempt to stamp it t
by walthamstow 2y ago
Did you have 'stamps' in Ireland too?
When a player's conker comes off the string but remains whole, the opponent can call "stamps!!" and attempt to stamp it to pieces.
- sourcepluck 2y agoWe had an explicit "no stamping" rule, which could be overturned by agreement before a game. Actually, we used to have a rhythmic string of rules which were very sayable, which I can't remember, along the lines of "no stamping no biting no _____ no _____ no ...", with a list of things, and a rhyme or two in there. I'm going to ask any old friends I run into and see if I can get the full thing back again. I'm pretty sure the first two were no stamping and no biting though. If you'd anything like that, I'd love to hear it!
- walthamstow 2y agoNope, nothing like that. Apart from not varnishing the conker I don't think we had any rules at all. It was a free-for-all. South London, late 90s. EDIT - and right on time, south London rules show up in today's Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/16/nut-pimping-stampsies-anything-goes-peckham-hosts-rival-to-world-conker-contest https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/16/nut-pimping-...