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The game of conkers is played with a horse-chestnut seed with a string threaded through it. Conkers is a traditional children's game in Great Britain and Ireland played using the seeds of horse chestnut trees—the name 'conker' is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself. Horse chestnut trees are beautiful ornamental plants.
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They produce a nut-like seed called a conker that is used to play a traditional game known as conkers. WUFT: U.S. woman wins conkers world title, and the men’s champ is cleared of cheating U.S. woman wins conkers world title, and the men’s champ is cleared of cheating WIVB-TV: Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut How to Play Conkers - a video showing you how to easily thread your conkers (two top tips) and a demo of how to play!
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...more Chestnuts and conkers are quite different from each other, especially in the fact that chestnuts are edible and conkers are not. That said, the two nuts are often confused for each other, as they both have the same reddish-brown color and conkers are often referred to as horse chestnuts. Discover what conkers are, their origins, and their central role in the beloved traditional British childrens game of conkers.