Conkers was a good game. A game that took effort and planning. First you had to find a horse chestnut tree, then you had to climb the bloody thing and shake the conkers off. Then they needed peeling, and there were all manner of methods to toughen 'em up. Soaking in vinegar being the most popular. It was pretty gutting when a conker that you went out and found, and prepared, and had won many matches, was finally bested and broken.
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