Tuesday, April 12, 2005
The game of the Season
I urge you to try Bottle. It is a simple game that requires only a Powerade or Gatorade or similar bottle. You get three or four plus people together and stand in a circle on the grass. The object of the game is to catch the bottle with one hand (and no trapping against any part of your body) after in bounces off the ground and before it hits the ground a second time. So the game starts with a player throwing the bottle against the ground and everyone trying to snatch the bottle out of the air at the same time. It ends up being pretty fun because you never know what is going to happen and everyone dives around for the bottle as it goes bouncing through the air off people's attempts to snatch it. A good starting throw is important. Try holding it by the cap end and trying to make it hit the ground on its bottom and then bounce up pretty high. Keep score or not; we typically don't here. It's so much fun no one usually gives a shit. Good for most ages and athletic abilities.