Let’s Play Kan Jam in a special Camp Overboard tournament

It’s a beautiful day at Camp Overboard, so let’s do something completely different. Yes, Overboard is normally Polygon’s board (and digital board) game show, but today we’re going outside and playing a game using our Complete body. Welcoming to the Camp Overboard Kan Jam inaugural tournament

For those who’ve never experienced the quintessential modern lawn game Kan Jam, think of it as frisbee golf with a generous seasoning of volleyball. The game consists of a frisbee and two plastic “kans” (which is essentially a moderately sized garbage can without a top or bottom). You only need an area about the same size as a tennis court to play and at least four people.

Two teams compete to throw frisbees in the kans. With a kan in front of them, the players are approximately 50 feet apart. A turn is when one of the players takes the kan. Tosser, tosses the frisbee at the other player’s kan and is awarded points depending on how they hit the kan. Other player is known as “The”. Deflector, can assist the thrower by deflecting the frisbee into the kan. Here’s how the points are awarded:

• One point awarded to the deflector who redirects the frisbee from one side of Kan.
• Deuce: When the thrower hits the side or the kan directly without the assistance of the deflector, 2 points are earned.
• Bucket: When the deflector directs the frisbee into the kan, 3 points will be awarded.
• The instant win: If the thrower successfully lands the frisbee within the kan, the team is declared the winner. Other teams do not receive a last turn.

After throwing the frisbee and calculating any points, the roles are switched and the new thrower tosses the frisbee at the other player’s kan. Once both members of a team have thrown the frisbee, the opposing team swaps in, each taking a turn at throwing and deflecting.

A team that scores exactly 21 points wins the game. This is in addition to winning immediately with an amazing frisbee throw. If the score of a team is higher than 21, points will be deducted. A team with 19 points accidentally receives a bucket and their score drops to 16.

Though Kan Jam requires a little more athleticism than your average lawn game, it still has lots of built in breaks and isn’t too hard to play while holding a cool drink in one hand (the mark of any Severe lawn game). That’s not to say it’s a boring game: Kan Jam encourages stupendous saves, epic dunks, and surprise comebacks. Thanks to the possibility of an instant win, you’re never truly out of chances to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

We have four teams for you to root for in our tournament: the Amber Aye Aye’s, the Fuschia Fennec Foxes, the Pewter Pangolins, and the Cerulean Sables, and you can find out who wins in the video above! Enjoyed this episode? Check out CraftyRPG and all our other videos on YouTube.