In what seems (to some Americans) like the 239th year in a row, Great Britain has won the Pok-O-MacCready annual Revolutionary War game.
The event was originally scheduled, as per usual, for July 4, but afternoon thunderstorms forced a postponement until Monday. With the improved (near perfect) weather, and a radical
rules change – the introduction of players wearing flag belts in place of the traditional “Caught, Caught, Caught” – the game was a wide open affair, with cities regularly changing hands.
Britain defeated the American colonists by a wide cumulative margin over the three battles but, judging by the reviews from the soldiers, the game was a blast for all!
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR: IN SEVEN WORDS (or less)
Ethan G: “Flour hawks flying past your head everywhere.”
Sophie L.: “Thrilling, exciting and entertaining.”
Kevin Q: “I got many flags. It was fun.”
Isabelle: “It was intense, Scary and Exciting”
Mike M: “Best part was getting Chris Vonderlin out”
Anna H: “Painful and confusing but exhilarating”
Alex B: Flour hawks, base capture, Americans vs. British
Hayley: “Exciting, active and fun; good memories”
Camden: “Watching David slide through J.B.’s legs”
Sydney: “Screaming loud as possible to distract others”
Dan M: “Awesome base capturing plans with Miles C.”
Jenna: “Fun. Exciting. Tiring.”
Sean T: “Pegging Lodge and Pio’s with flour hawks.”
Talia: “Good weather day to play a game.”
Peter B: “Watching Toby capture Philadelphia over 14 times.”
Alexx: “Best game of capture the flag ever!”
Brennan: “Most fun I’ve had all year.”
Ruby: “Fun, hard and awesome”
Santiago: “It hurt, but it was really awesome.”
Sara S: “Exciting, and I think we did well.”
Lucia: “I stole a city for the first time.”
Silas: “The Revolutionary War was revolutionary.”
Eliza: “Confusing, a little tiring, and fun.”
George M: I can’t wait for blue and gray!”
See plenty of more pics in the gallery, below, and check out a video compilation on our 2015 camp video page.
