the anchor: sports with household appliances
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THIS IS…
THE ANCHOR
YOU’LL NEED:
A P O O L T W O T E A M S ( O R M O R E )
YOU’LL NEED HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES:
A B U C K E T A B R O O M
HOW TO PLAY
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1. PLACE BUCKET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POOL, HANGING ABOVE THE WATER.
2. DRAW A LINE IN THE WATER IN SHAPE OF A CIRCLE. THIS CIRCLE IS OFF-THE-LIMITS AREA, WHERE NO PLAYER CAN ENTER…
TEAM
1 H
OME
BASE
TEAM 2 H
OME BASE
3. ... EXCEPT BY THE USE OF THE BROOM.
RULES. STEP 1
HOW TO PLAY
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4. THE PURPOSE OF THE GAME IS TO SUCCESSFULLY TAKE THE BUCKET TO GOAL.
5. IF PLAYERS CANNOT PHYSICALLY ENTER THE MARKED CIRCLE, HOW TO REACH THE BUCKET? IN COMES THE BROOM.
TEAM
A H
OME
BASE
TEAM
B HOM
E BASE
6. BY USING THE BROOM, PLAYERS MUST FIRST MAKE THE HANGING BUCKET DROP FROM AIR TO WATER. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO THE USE OF BROOM FOR DROPPING THE BUCKET.
RULES. STEP 2
7. ONCE THE BUCKET HITS THE WATER, THE CIRCLE IS NO LONGER OFF-LIMITS.
GOA
L GOAL
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
A A
A
A A
HOW TO PLAY
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8. THE GAME AREA EXTENDS TO THE ENTIRE POOL, ABOVE AND UNDER WATER.
9. ONCE THE BUCKET HITS THE WATER, IT BEGINS TO SINK. IF THE BUCKET HITS THE POOL FLOOR, GAME STARTS OVER.
TEAM
1 H
OME
BASE
TEAM 2 H
OME BASE
10. THE BUCKET MUST ALWAYS TOUCH THE WATER. OTHERWISE BUCKET WILL BE PASSED TO COMPETING TEAM,
RULES. STEP 3
GOA
L GOAL
11. DEFEND STRATEGIES ARE LIMITLESS, ALTHOUGH AFTER THE BUCKET HITS THE WATER, BROOMS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED.
12. WINNING TEAM IS THE BEST OUT OF THREE GAMES.
THE WINNING TEAM WINS THE HONOR OF…
THE ANCHOR