Spreading The Word
Send me your pictures and videos!! I'd love to be able to post great shots and defensive plays from your tournaments. Send any submissions and/or questions about the game to:
crispywickets@gmail.com
My Obsession
Considering the fact that I’m over 7 years out of college (yet still extremely immature), I find it funny that it was just last summer when I learned of the most fun and addictive game ever created by another human being: Crispy Wickets. I don’t know who dreamed up the concept, and whether it happened 2 years ago or 10; however if I ever find out, I’d like to give that person a hug.
Over the past year this game has completely captivated me. When I described it to my friends, they thought I was insane (for good reason, as you’ll see when I explain it to you). However, after one throw of the frisbee, they are hooked and finally realize what I’ve been rambling about for the past year and half.
I’ve decided that my ultimate goal in life is to spread the word about Crispy Wickets and enrich the lives of my fellow man. I want to see tournaments with thousands of people in every state and at every college. And most importantly, I want people to share their stories of this most amazing game.
I’ll be updating this site frequently with (hopefully) reader contributions, pictures and videos of their tournaments so that people new to the site can see first hand how fun Crispy Wickets is and pass the game along to their friends.
Archive
I was in Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina for my Labrador retriever and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn’t because I’d ended up in the hospital last time, but that I’d lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry & that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again. I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a tall guy behind her.
Horrified, she asked if I’d been poisoned and was that why I was in the hospital. I said no…..I’d been sitting in the street licking my butt and a car hit me. I thought the tall guy was going to have to be carried out the door.
Many thanks to the DobleR for sending some pictures from his company’s first ever Crispy Wickets tournament. Check them out below - looks like it was a great time had by all.
Then come join The Crispy Wickets Fan Club!! The group is run by me and a few of my friends, and is a great place to find people in your area who you can play with. We update it frequently with pictures from people’s tournaments, videos of awesome plays and upcoming tournaments.
Our goal is to build a national network of people who love this game so that eventually we can have huge, city-wide tournaments. Help us get there!
The Essentials
One of the great things about Crispy Wickets is that it doesn’t take much to get a game up and running. You’ll need:
- 4 people (2 teams of 2)
- 1 frisbee
- 4 hard plastic garden stakes, about 5 feet high (can be found at any Home Depot)
- 1 package of 16 oz plastic cups (you’ll need a bunch, as you can go through cups pretty easily)
- Loads of beer
The Setup
Any backyard or even beach will do. In fact, I played Crispy Wickets on the beach this past Memorial Day and I have to say it was pretty awesome.
Take 2 of the garden stakes and work them into the ground a little more than the width of a frisbee apart. Then take 2 of the cups and put one on the top of each stake, facing down.
Take the other 2 stakes and work them into the ground, directly opposite and about 25 feet from the first 2 stakes (check out the picture). Place 2 cups on these stakes, crack some beers and you’re ready to rock.
The Rules
The rules to this game are pretty simple - You must be holding a beer in one hand AT ALL TIMES. The aim of the game is to throw the frisbee at the wickets in order to knock the cups. The opposing team’s goal is to make sure those cups don’t hit the ground. If the defending team doesn’t catch the cup, it’s 1 point. If a team swishes the frisbee through the wickets and it’s not caught by the other team, it’s 3 points. Unlike variations of the game, there are NO points awarded for catching the cups.
Now, as I said earlier, this all sounds completely ridiculous; however once you throw that the frisbee for the first time I guarantee you’ll be hooked and telling all your friends about this game. They’ll probably look at you the same way my friends looked at me the first time.
