What could be more festive than a night of
theft, lies and sword fights?
Every year our last night of fencing is a festive gift stealing party.
Every fencer brings one gift and we fence all night while stealing gifts from each other.
All our fencers, including beginners and long lost folks back for holidays, are encouraged to attend.
This year, our last night is WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18.
Practice starts at 7:30 pm and we finish at 10 pm.
Behold the steps to gift thieving glory
STEP 1: Acquire TOP SECRET gift
We each bring a SECRET wrapped gift valued less than $10. As always we encourage homemade (baking, sewing, poetry … no nuts please) or lovely (!!!!) found items from home (grandma will never miss that soap!!). If you spot me buying $8.75 of chocolate, twizzlers, and fishermen’s friends at the Co-op Gas station right before practice please avert your eyes!
STEP 2: Wrap the gift so it is mysterious and enticing
Wrap the gift so it is a mysterious and enticing item. Bring the gift to fencing. DO NOT AT ANY TIME REVEAL THE CONTENTS OF THE GIFT.
(Note: Lying is encouraged so feel free to pretend to share the secret gift contents with unsuspecting frenemies.)
STEP 3: Fence to win the gift you want
Start with your gift in hand. At the start of each bout, place the gift next to the score box. At the end of the bout, the winner selects which gift they leave the piste with, and the loser takes the other. Thus the evening proceeds, gifts swap hands at each bout, until the tolling of the bell (around 9:15/9:20pm) at which point we unwrap gifts one by one.
Step 4: Document
We take some photos.
This event is best enjoyed if you can stay to the very end at 10 pm. |
Capital City Fencers' Club 