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nmhen · 05-06-2008, 09:35 AM

Here's an idea:

This summer will mark the 8th Annual Uber Tournament, in New York City.

The Uber Tournament (hereafter UT) was an idea of mine where a group of guys get together and embark on a one-day contest to determine who is the most manly man among them. It was determined (by me) that the best way to decide which man was the most manly in the universe was via events such as bowling, pool, mini-golf, darts, quaits, bar trivia (Buzztime), poker, Jenga and the like. You know...manly stuff.

Essentially we all meet up in the city in the morning, I explain the rules and the scoring and then we head out to the first event location. We contest the event, record scoring and move on to the next event. This is repeated for each of the events (we have settled on an average of four events as the best number to complete the thing in one day).

At the end of the last event, the scores are tallied and the top two point getters square off in a one-on-one battle to determine who is the UT Champion. The final event has typically been pool as it's very easy to do a best-of-three 8-ball series (for example) to determine the winner.

Then, the newly appointed champ gets his ring kissed by each of the vanquished losers, collects his stash and...well we pretty much hit the strip clubs (though you could obviously modify this part as per the groom's wishes).

Now, lest you think the events themselves are insufficient for such a contest, and while we do not legislate any minimum level of alcohol consumption per participant, suffice it to say that drinking is encouraged throughout the day. Among other things, it's up to each individual to buy the group at least one shot per day, and any UT virgins who fail to do so are not invited back the next year.

We have also supplemented this type of activity by having "side betting" as a fifth event the past few years. In addition to keeping people involved during any down time ("I'll bet you $5 that you won't bowl the next frame with no pants on..." <--- this 100% happened, and I collected that $5...and picked up the spare, thank you very much) we find that wagering helps keep the level of competitiveness high.

I admit it sounds kind of corny on paper, but that's the point: we're not manly, though we all love competing over BS like this. It's basically an excuse to run around the city for a day drinking and acting like imbeciles - and we have a blast. Plus some of the man-gifts are great.

I actually have given thought to going into business organizing and coordinating these things for people as a side business of my own.

Let me know if this is of interest to you and I'd be happy to offer any guidance - gratis to all CPers, of course.

05-06-2008, 09:35 AM	#27
nmhen Everybody's favourite Wild fan! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New York Exp:	Here's an idea: This summer will mark the 8th Annual Uber Tournament, in New York City. The Uber Tournament (hereafter UT) was an idea of mine where a group of guys get together and embark on a one-day contest to determine who is the most manly man among them. It was determined (by me) that the best way to decide which man was the most manly in the universe was via events such as bowling, pool, mini-golf, darts, quaits, bar trivia (Buzztime), poker, Jenga and the like. You know...manly stuff. Essentially we all meet up in the city in the morning, I explain the rules and the scoring and then we head out to the first event location. We contest the event, record scoring and move on to the next event. This is repeated for each of the events (we have settled on an average of four events as the best number to complete the thing in one day). At the end of the last event, the scores are tallied and the top two point getters square off in a one-on-one battle to determine who is the UT Champion. The final event has typically been pool as it's very easy to do a best-of-three 8-ball series (for example) to determine the winner. Then, the newly appointed champ gets his ring kissed by each of the vanquished losers, collects his stash and...well we pretty much hit the strip clubs (though you could obviously modify this part as per the groom's wishes). Now, lest you think the events themselves are insufficient for such a contest, and while we do not legislate any minimum level of alcohol consumption per participant, suffice it to say that drinking is encouraged throughout the day. Among other things, it's up to each individual to buy the group at least one shot per day, and any UT virgins who fail to do so are not invited back the next year. We have also supplemented this type of activity by having "side betting" as a fifth event the past few years. In addition to keeping people involved during any down time ("I'll bet you $5 that you won't bowl the next frame with no pants on..." <--- this 100% happened, and I collected that $5...and picked up the spare, thank you very much) we find that wagering helps keep the level of competitiveness high. I admit it sounds kind of corny on paper, but that's the point: we're not manly, though we all love competing over BS like this. It's basically an excuse to run around the city for a day drinking and acting like imbeciles - and we have a blast. Plus some of the man-gifts are great. I actually have given thought to going into business organizing and coordinating these things for people as a side business of my own. Let me know if this is of interest to you and I'd be happy to offer any guidance - gratis to all CPers, of course.