It can take a long time for the kettle to boil. While you’re waiting, why not test your skill and dexterity with a game of teabag quoits?
It’s a simple game. Place the teacup, or target on the bench, ready for the hot water. Take a few steps back, take aim and try and throw the teabag into the cup. Various techniques are available, such as a simple lob, a flick of the wrist to give height or a Frisbee like spin.
Factors need to be taken into consideration, wind speed is unlikely to be a problem unless you are following this as an outdoor pursuit but humidity can affect the overall weight of the bag and cause clumping of its contents.
Of course aerodynamics is key. Clearly a round teabag is easier to make fly than a square bag. Don’t even begin to think about the pyramid although this is better for the regular lob or targeted ‘hoy’.
Scoring couldn’t be easier, one point for in the cup, no points if you miss. Of course you could adopt a more exciting scoring mechanism along the lines of Australian rules football (2 points for in the cup and 1 point for hitting the lip but falling out) or like tennis (fifteen points for the first two and then ten points thereafter).
Variations do exist. There is ‘The Doubles’, two bags and two cups, or ‘The Skittles’, with multiple cups and a single bag.
It is a game of chance but with a significant element of skill. It begins with the switch of the kettle and ends once it’s boiled. The more you fill your kettle, the more full will be your enjoyment.
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 