The stuff we come up with: or, those crazy Episcopalians

[zephyrofgod]

We got bored over dinner at Convention, and this was something we came up with.

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The Official Rules of Bishop, Bishop, Monk
by April Richey and Rachel Ost

Bishop, Bishop, Monk is a great way to entertain yourself when bored at General Convention. The rules are as follows.

Rule 1: Find two bishops, then a monk or a nun within eyesight. This can be in any order (bishop, monk, bishop; monk, bishop, bishop; etc.) This will earn you one point. (Monks and nuns both count, but Bishop, Bishop, Monastic just doesn't have the same ring to it.) Bishop Tom Shaw of Massachusetts is the exception, as he is both a bishop and a monk. Therefore, he is a wild card, and can be used for either a bishop or a monk, but not both at the same time.

Rule 2: If one of your designated bishops is a past or current Presiding Bishop or a past or current diocesan bishop of your own diocese (yes, suffragans count) you receive a bonus point. (A maximum score per grouping is therefore three points: one point for your bishop, one for a Presiding Bishop, and one for completing the Bishop, Bishop, Monk trinity.)

Rule 3: If you see three bishops before spotting a monastic, you gain no points. If you pretend to not see a third bishop (when one clearly exists) and get caught, you lose one point.

Rule 4: The House of Bishops is OFF LIMITS. (And only because it would be hard to not see that third bishop, you cheater you.)

Have fun with this game during the rest of General Convention!

Comments

[elasait.livejournal.com]

I didn't know Episcopalians had monastics...learn something new every day, I guess.

[zephyrofgod.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's something we really don't broadcast as a denomination, but yes, we have them. I love monastics; they're an interesting brand of nuts. A lot of them were trying to also play Bishop, Bishop, Monk, too.

[lrdfaelan.livejournal.com]

Nice. I'll have to share this with my Dad. He's a UMC Minister. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it.

[chiara607.livejournal.com]

I need to pass this on to my twin, because she's going to get to meet Bishop Schiori in October. We are hoping that this occurs before or after she has her baby. :)

[zephyrofgod.livejournal.com]

I've met PB Schori twice now. She's interesting. She's very quiet when in social situations. She's a bit liberal for my tastes, but I'm the resident centrist.