ANST - hogshead

[Greg Shetler]

In the interest of helping everyone train for Gulf War (and warfighting in 
general), I offer the following:

At Steppes fighter practice this last weekend, I introduced an old Caidan 
game called hogshead.  It's known by a number of other names in other places 
as well.  This game is a rather fun way to get fighters cooperating, 
communicating, and maintaining their focus on a goal other than just killing 
whoever's in front of them.

The rules of the game are simple.  You start with a medicine ball (or other 
heavy, round object 15-20 pounds in weight), and two goals that are 20 - 30 
paces apart (depending on the condition of the fighters, and how many you 
have on the field).

1) the ball may not be picked up - it must be moved with the feet, shield, 
weapon, etc.
2) to score, the ball must touch the goal
3) when a fighter dies, he returns to the goal he is defending in order to 
resurrect by touching his goal
4) fighters who are "wounded" must be "killed" by a team-mate before they 
can resurrect
5) the team that gets 2 points more than the other team wins the game.
6) war-rules apply to the fighting (no holds called for dropped weapons, 
unit engagement rules apply, etc)

Any number of fighters may play, though it is recommended for teams of 3-15 
in size.

The game is a heck of a lot of fun, and will really help you develop the 
skills needed to maintain a sense of where your teammates are, where you are 
in terms of achieving your objective, and to communicate with your teammates 
despite the confusion and chaos of a battlefield.

Try it out - you'll be surprised at how fun this is....

Mordock von Rügen (AKA Dux - as in badly misspelled plural water fowl)
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