It's a game you play as a kid. This is the first I've heard of there being a professional league.

On the other hand, we also have competitions such as cheese rolling (trying not to get killed by a giant cheese wheel rolling down a hill), so I'm not that surprised.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-gloucestershire-6...

I did that race twice, dislocated my left shoulder each time. Scariest thing i've ever done.

People have the misapprehension that you're supposed to catch the cheese. No idea why you'd think it's a good idea to catch a rock hard lump whilst running down a hill so fast that if you tense your legs once to slow down you do 3 cartwheels.

Also just remembered - they have local rugby players to catch those who can't stop running from hitting the fence of the house at the bottom. Saw at least one person they missed who smacked into the fence and got carted off by St John's Ambulance.

I know the version where you try not to kill yourself chasing the cheese. Are you saying there's one where the cheese chases and tries to kill you?

I feel we've entered Terry Pratchett territory in this thread, and I'm very happy about it.

Shhhh! The first rule of cheese-chase is never talk about cheese-chase.

British coroners know the signs….

If it is a serious game, I’m surprised they don’t examine the chestnuts first

The alleged cheater was also the head judge of the tournament.

Further evidence that it isn't a serious tournament. In what other sport does the referee also play?

Geez, we just had tetherball. No one tried to destroy each other’s nuts.

If we had those in my schoolyard, that would literally happen within 5 minutes -"spinny-spinny-whack-to-the-sack"

You're starting to get why the game used to be so popular.

They did at my school.

roshambo. southpark style.