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There’s the option to ‘time limit’ a conker game, limiting a game to set time e.g. 5 minutes - however, it’s not necessary to limit a game There are alternative conker game scoring systems where scores are accrued according to how many times players hit the opponents conker, as well as bonus points for smashing the opponent’s conker. The best indication of whether a Horse Chestnut tree is going to grow lots of conkers is whether the tree in Spring has lots of white ‘conker blossom’ covering it - as the more blossom, the more and bigger the conkers will be by Autumn-time. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6, we will retain documents (including electronic documents) containing personal data:

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Conkers vary in size depending on how long they’re left to grow on the tree, how old the horse chestnut tree is and the season’s growing conditions (i.e. how much sun and water they’ve had). I was saddened to see conkers is one of the lost words highlighted in Robert Macfarlane's book. How can these stunning orbs become lost from our children's vocabulary? It seems inconceivable to me.

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A link to the French word ‘conque’ which means ‘conch’ or ‘shell’ - referring to the shell of the horse chestnut, or perhaps another game involving snail shells Other names of the game referred to in recent history include ‘cheggers’, a Lancastrian name, and also ‘cobblers’ a reference made in DH Lawrence’s book Sons and Lovers. Where is the game of conkers played? Conkers/Horse Chestnuts. You could substitute acorns or other nuts (foraged or otherwise) if conkers aren’t readily available in your area. The Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner is an invasive moth larvae that burrows into leaves turning them brown and preventing the full photosynthesis process to occur. A huge number of Horse Chestnut trees in the UK are infected.