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THE GAME
Here are the rules of the game, in a lot of detail (courtesy of Hamzah Moin). Insh'Allah there will be a rule board at Iftaar to remind everyone of the rules in case there is any confusion:
First, you have two jars. One jar represents the brothers while the other jar represents the sisters.
[] <-- sister's jar [] <-- brother's jar
Basically people come along and put pennies in the jars. Each penny is a point. For example, a sister has 3 pennies in her purse and wants to get rid of them ... so she puts them in the sister's jar. A brother comes along and has 9 pennies he wants to get rid of so he puts them in the brother's jar. This would mean the total score right now is:
Sisters: 3 (because 3 pennies are in the jar) Brothers: 9 (because 9 pennies are in the jar)
HOWEVER the game is filled with hilarious twists and turns. You see, only PENNIES result in points. Anything other than pennies SUBTRACTS from the score. So say the same sister has a nickel she wants to get rid of ... she puts that in the BROTHERS JAR because that subtracts points from the brothers score. And say the brother has a quarter he wants to get rid of... he puts that in the SISTERS JAR because that subtracts points from sisters score.
Sisters: -22 (3 original pennies - 25 cents = -22) Brothers: 4 (9 original pennies - 5 cents = 4)
However it's not ONLY coins. Bills play a hand in this too. If someone has a $5 then they could rack that against the score. Imagine a fiendish sister decides to destroy the brothers score by putting a $5 bill in there. What would happen? Simple: brothers lose 500 points so the score is now:
Sisters: -22 (3 original pennies - 25 cents) Brothers: -496 (9 original pennies - 5 cents - 5 dollars [500 cents])
The game goes very high in the negatives because typically, when done right, sisters and brothers get extremely competitive and start throwing loonies, toonies, bills and whatnot. If it's in the negatives then the team closest to zero wins. We should do it everyday at iftaar from now until the end.
Now, couple of very important added rules: -This year, we will have two sets of jars. Hence the brother's side will have a brother's jar and a sister's jar, and the sister's side will have a brother's jar and a sister's jar. So make sure that you throw your pennies and non-pennies into the right jar on your respective side! -We will inshAllah refrain from any and all forms of showboating -On the last day of Penny Wars (a.k.a. The Showdown), there shall be no extravagant displays of any sort. If you would like to do something special, you must speak with me beforehand and get my approval. This means any tweaking of the game, in any way, must be run by me first. Remember, you can contact me at
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or call me: 905-966-2713
And here's a fun incentive: The winning side will recieve a trophy that will have a plaque that will state how much was raised and it will be kept in the winning side of the msa office (i.e. if sister's win, they get to display the trophy on the sister's side and if brother's win..then they get to display it on their side).
If anyone has any questions or concerns, speak with ME.
Alright then...let the games BEGIN! |
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