Overland Poohsticks

Variant 1

To be played on a lawn or other large area

The Captain of Poohsticks shall umpire any matches unless he/she/it is unavailable or other arrangement has been made

The umpire shall mark start and finish lines on the lawn by placing markers at each end

The umpire shall prepare 'sticks' in advance from crepe paper and provide old newspapers

Each player should choose a 'stick' and a newspaper

At the beginning of each round the umpire shall shout "1, 2 , 3, twich"

No player's stick may leave the start line until the umpire has said "twich"

No player may touch his/her/its stick after the umpire has said "twich"

Sticks may only be propelled by means of the newspapers. The recommended method is to fan the sticks with the newspaper.

The first player whose stick crosses the finish line wins the round

Variant 2

The Captain of Poohsticks shall umpire any matches unless he/she/it is unavailable or other arrangement has been made

The umpire may announce the start of the game at his/her/its disgression

Each player should write to someone famous and ask them to send a 'stick' back

The umpire shall then decide the winner using the following criteria:

• The degree of fame of the famous person
• The 'stick'
• The date of arrival of the stick