Pumpkin Chunkin’

So once again we headed out to probably my favorite demo. Despite the fact I wasn’t near as organized as I would have liked we still pulled off a nice set up and with a fair number of light fighters and then some fun A and S. We got a fair number of people to stop and check us out. My contribution was a fun “Guess the Medieval Spice”. I can’t take credit for this fun game, Eulalia Piebakere had posted how she had made it up for a demo of her own. (Check out her amazing blog! The original post is here ) However, I did come by some wonderful little boxes. A few holes drilled later and my spice game was set up. Unfortunately, I found that the

Punkin’ Chunkin’- A Demo

Kerocaro/ October 8, 2018/ Demo/ 0 comments

So one of the ways we have to recruit new members is by going out to do demos. Basically, we go show off or teach about what we do in the SCA. This weekend was Punkin Chunkin’, and yes before you ask there is a connection. Trebuchets, because if you are going to fling pumpkins what better then a weapon designed for such a task? We are lucky to have a Lord whom has 4, yes that is right 4, of them. So it was only natural that we come out with a demo well he was busy dispatching pumpkins. This is my second year coming out, and I really enjoy this demo. Last year was chilly in the morning, and then lovely by afternoon…this year not so much. Day one saw high winds,