One of the more unpleasant sides of this hobby of ours is the pettiness of the arguments that arise. The topics are always the same; authenticity, taking hits, event organization, event scheduling etc. Everyone has their own opinion but nobody want’s to compromise and just sit down and work it out for the common good. It is quite tiring…
My girlfriend teaches kindergarten and the stories she tells of arbitrating daily disputes only varies in subject matter from the things I hear in organizing a reenacting event. Truly amazing!
Recently I introduced the use of hit cards for our tactical events. The system, when applied with a little judgment on the part of the reenactor, can yield good results. It also give our medics something to do during the tactical battles. Still there was grumbling about how people could open the paper strip when they registered and ‘cherry pick’ their hit…. argh!
So being an inventor (it’s my day job, 88 issued US patents so far) I’ve come up with the solution to some of the griping… The HIT COOKIE. I will have them for our next tactical, so you get hit break open your cookie and read your fortune!
March 19th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Maybe if you issue something like a huge fortune cookie, like from http://www.sumocookies.com/ then I would love to take a hit. But seriously, it is a great idea. The cost might be in question, though.
March 20th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Yep they are about a buck apiece until I buy huge volumes, but may be worth it not to hear gripes about folks cherry picking their hits…
We’ll see how they work at the next tactical…
der Feld