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The booklet of French Conkers Federation
A little bit of history
The French Conkers federation was born 15 years ago in the Dordogne in Green Périgord to Abjat-sur-Bandiat. It counts more than hundred of members today.
To return at the origin of this game, two versions were found. The first, is that this game was created by English children at the 11th century. Second theory, is that William the Conqueror, during a battle won against England in 1066 took along this game with him from where the similarity enters the words “Conkers” and “Conqueror”.
A little bit of english
Conkers means chestnut in English. Conkers is simply fruits of the chestnut tree. Chestnuts fall at the end of September, it is for that reason that the game of the conkers deceives only at the beginning of the autumn.
A little bit of technique
It is thus the game, that is practised with chestnuts. Content holds a thread at the end of which is hung a chestnut beforehand leaky carefully.
Frappeur has to by means of an almost identical chestnut strike the chestnut of its opponent. At the end of 3 successive strikings, content becomes in his turn the frappeur and vice versa.
The aim
It is naturally to break and to destroy completely the chestnut of his(her) opponent within 5 minutes. Every year, competitions are organized. The most important are the French Championships and the World championship.
This game of English origin begins seriously to reach whole Europe thanks to an enormous mediatization for some years.
More
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conkers
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/conkers.html