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This page is about the children's game of Conkers; Conker is also the name of a video game character. For the fruit, see Common Horse-chestnut. For the console game featuring the character Conker, see Conker's Bad Fur Day and Live & Reloaded

Conker is the name used in Britain, Ireland and some former British colonies for the nuts of the Common Horse-chestnut tree, when used in a game traditionally played by children, Conkers. The name comes from the nineteenth-century dialectal word conker meaning snail-shell (related to French conque meaning a conch), as the game was originally played using snail shells. The name may also be influenced by the verb conquer, as the game was also called conquerors. Conkers are also known regionally as "obblyonkers" or "cheggies".

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Conkers is on the absinthe at 3am! Can only lead to trouble ... I'm going to bed
Therealtent (Sean Stephenson) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:54 -0000
Conkers is on the absinthe at 3am! Can only lead to trouble ... I'm going to bed
@buriedbybooks Whoa. They look like conkers. Gooseberry http://www.allotment.org.uk/greenhouse/fruit/assets/gooseberry.jpg @redrobinreader
mcvane (mcvane) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:40:58 -0000
@buriedbybooks Whoa. They look like conkers. Gooseberry http://www.allotment.org.uk/greenhouse/fruit/assets/gooseberry.jpg @redrobinreader
@suzannemoore197 are conkers a bonfire night thing?
johnrobb77 (john robb) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:52:07 -0000
@suzannemoore197 are conkers a bonfire night thing?
Never enough sparklers. Or conkers. I love this time .
suzannemoore197 (suzanne moore) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:44:44 -0000
Never enough sparklers. Or conkers. I love this time .
@RTRBTN ask him if he'll cook me some conkers...
Maaaarrk (Tanner) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:04:49 -0000
@RTRBTN ask him if he'll cook me some conkers...
Awesome! Found conkers bad fur day live and reloaded strategy guide at goodwill for 25cents! Yay!
Yokijirou (Yokijirou) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:04:30 -0000
Awesome! Found conkers bad fur day live and reloaded strategy guide at goodwill for 25cents! Yay!

 
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BBC News: Conkers Hit by Legal Fears - Playground favourites such as conkers are being banned because schools fear they will be sued if children get injured, says a survey.
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Federation Francaise de Conkers - Offers history and information on the game, including the world and regional championships.
Meta Description: [ Tout sur les championnats de conkers, ce sport international excentrique et méconnu du grand public. ]

How to Play Conkers - Rules of the game, interesting facts, and how conkers is played over the world.
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World Series Conker Competition - Photographs of people playing conkers.

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