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Step 4The finer points
The rules of the game vary playground-by-playground. These are the rules that I followed decades ago:
If the swinging conker just brushes the hanging conker, the attacking player must shout tips before the defending player shouts miss.
If there is a dispute about who shouted first, the bystanders must decide. If there are no bystanders, it is usually sorted by a lot of shouting, stamping and the occasional fist.
If the two conker-strings tangle, the first player to shout strings gets the next swing.
It is possible for a conker to come off its string, otherwise unharmed, and fall to the floor. The attacking player shouts stampsies, and attempts to flatten the conker underfoot before the defender can rescue it. This rule has caused countless barked and bent fingers over the years...
Occasionally, a player may lose their grip of the end of the string, and the conker, with string, will go sailing across the playground, potentially quite some way. If this happens, somebody, somewhere, will shout scramble, and everybody will try and grab the conker. Whoever gets it first will win ownership of the conker, but not the string (especially if it is a shoelace - the lace owner needs it to walk home).
Tips.
If the swinging conker just brushes the hanging conker, the attacking player must shout tips before the defending player shouts miss.
If there is a dispute about who shouted first, the bystanders must decide. If there are no bystanders, it is usually sorted by a lot of shouting, stamping and the occasional fist.
Strings.
If the two conker-strings tangle, the first player to shout strings gets the next swing.
Stampsies
It is possible for a conker to come off its string, otherwise unharmed, and fall to the floor. The attacking player shouts stampsies, and attempts to flatten the conker underfoot before the defender can rescue it. This rule has caused countless barked and bent fingers over the years...
Scramble
Occasionally, a player may lose their grip of the end of the string, and the conker, with string, will go sailing across the playground, potentially quite some way. If this happens, somebody, somewhere, will shout scramble, and everybody will try and grab the conker. Whoever gets it first will win ownership of the conker, but not the string (especially if it is a shoelace - the lace owner needs it to walk home).
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