DC Easter SoCal / Isse No

A two-parter. First, Fish wins the 1st Annual Day Camp Easter Egg Hunt. Of the 120 eggs hidden in the courtyard of Tuesday's apartment complex, he scared up 19 of them. Full standings after the jump.

1. Fish, 19
   
2. Bro, 13
   
3. Crush, 11
   
4. Frodo, 10
   
5. Katie Potter, 10
   
6. Spiff, 8
   
7. Montana, 7.5
   
8. Bruin, 7.5
   
9. Hula, 7
   
10. Sarah, 6
    
11. Indy, 6
    
12. Tuesday, 4
    

You can find full photographic coverage of DC Easter: SoCal here.

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Second, if Day Camp isn't playing Isse No on a daily basis this next summer, there is no more hope for it.

Isse No (pronounced "Say No;" Japanese for "Ready, Set") is why Fish was forced to gorge down 15 Peeps.

Isse No is why Bro drank two liters of 7-Up.

Isse No is why Tuesday ate a cup of relish.

Isse No is also why I had to call Taboo and ask if they had 14-year-old strippers.

There is a stripped-down index for how good a game is.

Excitement
Goodness = ----------------------------------------          
Materials Required * Rule Complexity

Hand and Foot, a game beloved by many, is a good game but not great. Its high excitement index is diminished by the materials required to play and a high complexity rating.

Isse No is, by this index, the best game ever.

When stakes are involved, it's as exciting as they come. Thumbs are the only materials required. The rules are simple.

1. 2-6 players sit in a circle with every fist facing toward the center. They play Roshambo to decide who starts. Play goes clockwise.
2. Every turn starts with a player saying "isse no" and then saying a number between 0 and the total number of thumbs in the circle. (i.e. If there are five players, anything between "isse no zero" and "isse no ten" is possible, provided no one lost a thumb in 'Nam.)
3. Right when the player says the number (i.e. "isse no FOUR") every person in the circle sticks up either zero, one, or two thumbs.
4. The player's goal is to predict how many thumbs will be sticking up (including her own). If she predicts correctly (i.e. if she says "isse no three" and three thumbs are in the air), she pulls a fist out.
5. The last person with fists still remaining in the circle loses and must call the local pet shop to ask what wine would best complement roasted iguana.

• Addendum: This part was invented by Tuesday's crowd. If every person playing happens to put up the same number of thumbs (i.e. if everyone sticks up two thumbs) everyone in the circle has to put her thumb on her forehead and yell out "cock!" (because you look like a rooster if you do it right). The slowest person brings a fist back in. No penalty if both fists were in.

This game is amazing. Thank Tuesday and then Japan. Check out the isse no set.