{"id":3954,"date":"2024-06-25T16:51:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2024-06-25T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:05:48","slug":"sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/2024\/06\/25\/sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"SWEEP!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3954\" class=\"elementor elementor-3954\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a842d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77a842d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2033304 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2033304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480c79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"480c79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SWEEP! is a curling board game for two players (or teams), aged 14+, developed by my friend Michael Demko and available for online purchase from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamecrafter.com\/games\/sweep-?dept_uri=games&amp;dept_name=Games\">The Game Crafter<\/a>. While being a very talented Computer Scientist in his daily work, Michael, who is a University of Waterloo alumnus and originally hails from Yellowknife, NWT, is also an avid curler and has been developing SWEEP! for several years.\u00a0<\/p><p>In SWEEP!, Mike has put together a game that combines elements of curling strategy and tactics with aspects of the randomness of shot outcomes &#8211; for example, a &#8220;miss&#8221; can result in a roll to the left, to the right, or a roll-out &#8211; in a game suitable for players who are teens or older.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3a71a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa3a71a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477f960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"477f960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/michael_demko_cropped_reduced.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/michael_demko_cropped_reduced.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/michael_demko_cropped_reduced-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8736680 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8736680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b9c79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85b9c79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0228807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0228807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8705_reduced-648x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8705_reduced-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8705_reduced-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8705_reduced-768x1214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8705_reduced.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c5ef6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90c5ef6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f59b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99f59b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cf84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57cf84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The board consists of twelve &#8220;zones&#8221;, six zones being in the rings &#8211; three in front of the tee line, and three behind &#8211; along with another six zones in front of the rings for guards.\u00a0<\/p><p>For any particular shot, the player must declare (a) the type of shot (guard, draw, or hit), the rotation (clockwise or counter-clockwise), and the intended zone to which the shot is to be played. Where the stone will actually end up depends on rolls of a die. In brief, most shot involve two rolls: the first to determine the outcome, and the second to where the stone will come to rest, with the numbered circles 1-6 in the rings corresponding to the result of the second roll.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd3f05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecd3f05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9852df6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9852df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af11e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af11e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shot-making<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413dcba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"413dcba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As in the real game of curling, the two players alternate throws, the player with &#8220;hammer&#8221; in the first end decided by a roll of the die or a more traditional coin flip. To execute a shot, the player calls the shot (rotation, type of shot, and target zone) and then rolls the die one or more times to determine the outcome of the shot. There are different outcomes for hits versus draws and guards, and different outcomes for half-shots depending on the rotation of the thrown stone.<\/p><p>The game is intended to match the randomness of club games versus the precision shot-making ones sees on TV. In SWEEP!, a player has the ability to use one of six &#8220;sweep tokens&#8221; during each end of play, that permits a re-roll of the die to change the outcome of the shot if the original outcome was deemed undesirable.\u00a0<\/p><p>The complete rules for the game are available <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1t2O_hVIRFAmZ9eZAPBdusiCpNEoE8Cyk\/view\">online<\/a> in PDF format.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a71be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9a71be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=XYawxM5rzqo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e3ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5e3ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shot outcomes supported by the game include freezes, tap-backs, wrecking on guards, rolling left or right, rolling out of play, drawing short or heavy &#8211; giving a realistic sense of the real game.\u00a0<\/p><p>SWEEP! is a game that can help introduce young people to the sport of curling, and is a great way to spend a rainy afternoon at the cottage this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162dbce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"162dbce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5fc15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e5fc15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8706_reduced-1024x624.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8706_reduced-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8706_reduced-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8706_reduced-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8706_reduced.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540a62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"540a62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8707_reduced-621x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8707_reduced-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8707_reduced-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8707_reduced-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8707_reduced.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6115b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b6115b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54c0af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d54c0af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04451a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04451a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWEEP! 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