Participation is encouraged when the Crew present tea and parasol duels.
– The rules of tea duelling are relatively simple. The duel is a contest of wills between two competitors.
– Each competitor is provided a cup of tea and their choice of biscuit.
– The competitors must hold the biscuit in a two-fingered hold. Any two fingers may be used.
– When instructed to dunk, the competitors must submerge at least 75% of the biscuit in the tea for a count of five and then pull the biscuit out of the drink. This is where the duel begins!
– The Winner is the last person to cleanly eat the entire biscuit without it breaking or falling apart. One elbow is allowed on the table as a steadying mechanism, but competitors may not use gravity to achieve their goal.
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