How Do You Finger Joust Or Learn About Finger Jousting?
• Find an opponent and a reason for the match. • Execute a gesture of good disposition such as a bow or handshake. • Grab your opponent’s right hand with your right hand in an arm wrestling fashion. Point your index finger. This is called ready position. • When the command is given (usually “joust” or “commence”), begin the match. • Now proceed to try and poke your opponent. The game can be played according to different sets of rules; Quick play is when every part of the body (excluding the right arm since it is illegal) is counted as one point. You may play to any odd number of points. Point play is when the legs and latent (left) arm count as one point, the chest, back, and neck count as two, and the head counts as three. The standard amount you play to in a tournament is six. After the match is over, execute another gesture of good disposition such as a handshake or “man hug” to end the match.
