Late winter and early spring brings Brain Skill and Chance to Caerwys. For over thirty years teams have battled it out to win the coveted shield. Around thirty teams of six enter; they all take part in a qualifying round, then the best three in each heat make it to the grand final in April.
Brain Skill and Chance has become a Caerwys institution. The teams come from the surrounding villages and often have silly names. Tonight's heat was wone by the 'Piccadily B' team. There is no 'Piccadily A'!; 'Piccadily B' have been competing under that name almost from the start - they take it very seriously and have deservedly become BS and C legends.
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The ten teams move around the Hall and play each game for ten minutes. Inventing new challenges becomes a real test, but often the same popular games are rolled out. The video or sound round is held upstairs in the council chamber; tonight Steve was in charge, but in this photograph of him looking out of the hatch he looks very pensive.
Good ol Caerwys, as much fun (possibly more) 'manning a game' than being in a team. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI agree! It is good fun watching each team devise tactics to get the most points! Some work well together, others don't!!
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