conkers maths ... one for the boys

[joggerjayne]

If my conkers is a 3er

And yours is a 2er

And I smash your conker ...

Is mine a 6er ?

[sara3]

Jayne, are you actually playing conkers?!!

I'm with Vulcan, btw.

[redman41]

Sounds Logical JJ !
For each Conker you beat you add 1

[joggerjayne]

No, Sara.

It was mentioned on the radio today.

I was at a girls school, and I've never played conkers.

I don't get the scoring.

If you add together the points of the winner and the loser, the winner of two Nought'ers is still a Nought'er.

You could smash 20 other conkers' and still be a Noughter.

[redman41]

Must get my Conker out and have a look JJ !
I'm lost !

[joggerjayne]

Yes, Redman, but ...

If I have beaten 2 already (a Two'er)

and you have beaten 2 already (also a Two'er)

then if my Two'er beats your Two'er ... what is mine now?

[yogi-bear]

Afternoon JJ

Just got in........thought i'd chill a bit.........and see you're thread for conkers?

Do you know you're bonkers?..............cute though, sweetheart xx :0)

I was a champion conker player in my youth, i'll have you know!..............( well, i did get beat as well :0( )
so.....
A new conker is a none-er meaning that it has conquered none yet.
If a none-er breaks another none-er then it becomes a one-er, if it was a one-er then it becomes a two-er etc.

The winning conker assimilates the previous score of the losing conker, as well as gaining the score from that particular game. e.g, if a two-er plays a three-er, the surviving conker will become a six-er (the two previous scores.............. plus one for the current game)


I need a drink now..........for fluffs sake

[redman41]

Thought it would have been a 4 JJ.... it's ages since I played

[yogi-bear]

Afternoon everyone too, btw.......i apologise, as just getting warmed up..............been out all day from early :0)

[joggerjayne]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you ... Yogi

Thanks, Yogi. That makes sense.

So

2 beating 2 ... becomes 5

2 beating 1 ... becomes 4

2 beating 0 ... becomes 3

That was the question ...

You get a point for winning the game ... AND you inherit the other conker's accumulated victories.

It all makes sense now.

=0)

[joggerjayne]

Doc's linked report changes it's maths part way through.

It start's out with

0 + 2 = 3 (CORRECT)

and then suggests

2 + 3 = 5 (WRONG)

[yogi-bear]

Yayyyyyyy................you've got it, sweetheart xx

(took a while though, eh?).................but as i love you to bits, as you know,you're excused!........................lol xxx

[joggerjayne]

thank u x

[yogi-bear]

JJ,

If you fancy a game, i'll polish up my conkers and you can have first whack.....:0).....but i warn you.......i dont play fair.......but it is jolly good fun..............lol
xx

[dustypuss]

Did you know that if you knock your opponents conker out of his hand onto the floor you can jump on it and claim victory for your conker is called ( Stamsey )

[dustypuss]

DTH JJ

http://www.worldconke...s.com/html/rules.html

[joggerjayne]

Thanks, Dusty.

But those rules don't deal with cumulative points !

I like the rule ...

"If both nuts smash at the same time then the match shall be replayed"

Bit tricky if they're both smashed.

=0o