The inaugural Jessboxlidgoose awards

It is highly recommended that you do not come have at least some basic knowledge of what our soon-to-be-official game entails. To do so would put your life and dignity in a most precarious position, and as such you are urged to take note of the following rules. Correct gestures shall be taught at the next team gathering or upon request.

BOXLIDGOOSE:

Rule #1 - Under no circumstances does Courtney make up rules.

Rule #2 - No rule shall be made with the intention of simplifying the game.

Rule #3 - Box catches Goose.

Rule #4 - Lid shuts down Box.

Rule #5 - Goose eats Lid. (It is only cardboard after all)

Rule #6 - All games are played best out of three. All tournaments must have a minimum of three players for the results to be counted in the final tally. People who are not members of Team Box are permitted to take part in Boxlidgoose tournaments, and can in fact hold Boxlidgoose titles. However, no tournament is legitimate unless there is at least one Team Box member present and participating. All tournament results must be referred to Snail for officialisation.

Rule #7 – To begin a game, the starting player may challenge any member. Assuming they are victorious, they must continue to challenge all other contenders present consecutively. Whether they do so in a clockwise or anti clockwise direction is at their discretion.

Rule #8 – Should the player lose, the winner will then become the challenger, and must challenge either the person on the left or the right of the previous losing player to decide on the direction of play.

Rule #9 - To complete victory, all in attendance must be beaten consecutively and the first beaten twice. Games must continue until this condition is satisfied, regardless of the number of individuals present and the correlating improbability of the afore mentioned victory taking place in any reasonable timeframe.

Rule #10 - The first individual to maintain a victory against the entire squad shall henceforth be the eponym of the game. Until this time, the individual who has defeated the greatest number of team mates in one sitting shall retain nominal rights.*

Rule #11 - The correct method of challenging an opponent is to goat them. The appropriate response is to present horns in return. To refuse a challenge, one must present their tail. However, a tail must only be offered in the case of a genuine reason, as casual non-acceptance of a challenge shows a grave lack of character.

Rule #12 - Unidentifiable hand gestures will lead to a point being forfeited. This especially applies to Boxes without right angles.

Rule #13 - Failure to perform Goose with the enthusiasm to match Hussey will also cause a point to be lost. Everyone knows geese are aggressive!

Rule #14 - Should a win occur cleanly on the first two plays of a game, the defeated member must perform, or have performed unto them, the appropriate action. ie. a Goose must climb inside the Box, a Lid must be eaten by a Goose, or a Box must be duly Lidded.

Rule #15 - Giggling may not be used to stall between points.

Rule #16 - Any person who, over the course of the game's introduction to society, is able to beat Joy no less than 13 times without conceding a game shall be awarded a much acclaimed high achievement trophy and my everlasting respect. Note that this rule may become null and void should Joy manage to procur a victory over every team member.

Rule #17 - All complaints to be addressed to Jillaine.

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Snail.

*The game temporarily held Courtney's name due to her win against a number of team members (who shall remain nameless) in the opening tournament. Titular rights were briefly held by Jillaine, but now belong to Jess in deference to her win against a greater number of team members. However (thankfully) one must beat the entire squad for naming rights to be permanent.

Disclaimer: Any attempt to subvert my authority in establishing these rules will result in sudden and unexplainable death for the team member in question. As the loss of one (or possibly two should I be held accountable for murder) Boxettes would be detrimental to our chances at Nationals, it is my suggestion that the above be peaceably accepted without question.