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Ice Stocks for Bavarian Curling

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It gives Grampa's Woodshop great pleasure to introduce our new "Outdoor Ice Stock" game 

for your lake, pond, river, backyard rink or arena!!! Great for Cottage gatherings!!!

  The game of Ice Stock or Bavarian Curling has been around for a long time (the 1500's)and 

there are many avid players in Canada who play the game religiously and are very passionate about 

it, and want to see the game grow. We had the same goal with curling and developed our 

"Rock the House" Outdoor Curling Equipment brand to get people introduced to that great sport 

but in an environment outside of a curling rink; and we're happy to say that it's been a great 

success. We hope to help the game of Ice Stock grow as well by providing affordable introductory 

equipment to Canadians. All 

you'll need is to add ice!!

  So how do you play Ice Stock. Well there are a few variations of the game that can be found by

searching the various Ice Stock Club websites, but the one version we play is the "Team Game".

I pulled the rules from the Internet to help explain the game and they are outlined at the

bottom of the description. We play the game on our outdoor curling rink and use the rings we

painted into the ice to play. Officially, the scoring area is a rectangle measuring 6 meters 

long by 3 meters wide. Again there are many sites out there that will give you official

specifications on laying out your rink, but the point is that you can make your rink the size

you want as long as you have a ring/rectangle on at least on end and a center mark.

  The winter Ice Stocks are made with an HDPE bottom, a plywood top plate and a rubber bumper to cushion 

the stones during game play. The handles are made from galvanized steel with a soft rubber handle to

provide great grip while throwing the ice stocks. The Ice Stocks a little mover 8 pounds. The 

Jack is made from HDPE and cedar wood which will stand the test of time. 

  Please note that our Ice Stocks are NOT official Ice Stocks used by Ice Stock Federations or 

Organizations as they are slightly heavier, have metal bumper areas, have different handles and more 

importantly have a variety of sliding plates. These different plates allow the Ice Stock to be used 

throughout the year on different surfaces with different speeds. They are truly a great piece of 

engineering but that is reflected in the price of the ice stocks, which can easily cost over $1,000 

when you include shipping from Europe.

  Please remember that our design is meant for the winter season and ice use only. Overall they are 

made tough and rugged to stand the test of time, and give your family years and years of enjoyment.

On the horizon, we are looking at incorporating different plates for our Ice Stocks to make them all

season, but want to first determine if there is a demand for our product.  


Equipment Cost

  Each Ice Stock is $120.00

  Each Jack is $20.00


Ice Stock Bundles: Based on one Ice Stock per person


"Intro"     - 2 Ice Stocks (1 red and 1 blue)

          1 Jack              $240.00

"Small Group"  - 4 Ice Stocks (2 red and 2 blue)

          2 Jacks             $475.00

"Large Group"  - 8 Ice Stocks (4 red and 4 blue)

          2 Jacks             $950.00


WARNING: As this is an introductory/feeler product for our small company, we are only going to build

a very limited number of Ice Stocks this season, so if you are interested, please don't hesitate 

to contact us. If the response is favorable, then we will take steps to get components resupplied 

and build more, but there will be no guarantee they will be available for this coming season.

  

TEAM GAME Rules: 

  In a team game, two teams (2 teams, 4 people on each team shooting one ice stock each) try to 

shoot the ice stocks as close as possible to the "Jack" (aka "Daube") that is located in the center 

of the ring. Players take alternating turns throwing their ice stocks towards the Daube at the far 

ring/rectangle trying to get as close as possible to the Jack. If the ice stock does not finish 

touching the ring/rectangle, remove it from play.

  The two objectives of the game is to get one of your teams ice stock closest to the Jack; and then 

get as many of your teams ice stocks closer to the Jack then the opposing teams nearest ice stock. So 

this is done by shooting for closeness to the Jack; hitting you opponents ice stocks away from the

Jack or hitting the Jack so that it comes closer to one of you teams ice stocks. Strategy (and 

luck) definitely are in play here. And there is more!! The Jack can be moved off the center spot 

by hitting it with an ice stock; ricocheting off another ice stock or bumping another ice stock into 

it and moving it. And there is still more!! If the Jack is knocked outside the ring/rectangle, then 

it is placed back in the middle of the ring/rectangle. Which can be a game changer to same the least.

  The normal game consists of six innings or ends in curling. The team with the ice stock closest

to the Jack gets 3 points. If two opposing ice stocks are tied for closeness to the Jack, each team

gets 1 point. If the team that has been determined to be closest to the Jack, also has their second,

third or even fourth ice stocks are closer to the Jack then the nearest opponents ice stock, then they

get 2 points for each ice stock. So a total of 9 points is possible. The team with the highest total 

after six ends/innings wins. 


Shipping/Delivery

 We are located in the North Bay, Ontario area and can delivery the ice stocks on a best effort

basis to locations in central and southern Ontario, however, if you need the ice stocks asap then

you'll have to travel to the North Bay area to pick them up. 

 We use Manitoulan Transport to ship our ice stocks out of the North Bay terminal. All you have to

do is pick them up from their respective terminals in the city nearest to you when they call you.

You'll have 24 hours to pick them up or they may charge you for the storage. Below are a list

of the Manitoulan Transport cities that are included in the offer and the expected turnaround

time once delivered to the North Bay terminal:

City Turnaround

Ontario, 1-2 days

Quebec City, PQ 2-4 days

Montreal, PQ 2-4 days

Ontario South 1-2 days

Ontario North 2-4 days

Winnipeg, MB 2-4 days

Brandon, MB 2-4 days

Saskatoon, SK 3-5 days

Regina, SK 3-5 days

Calgary, AB 3-5 days

Edmonton, AB 3-5 days

Vancouver, BC 4-6 days

 We'll provide you the expected arrival date at your cities/towns depot when we ship from North Bay,

as well as the Bill of Lading number, address of the depot and their phone number.

 Packaging and handling costs are $5.00 per ice stock.


Warrantee

 We stand behind our products and offer a six month guarantee from the date of purchase against normal

wear and tear. We can spot damage caused by abuse folks so please remember this. You'll not get a

warrantee like this on any hard impact sporting equipment.


Our thanks for considering our stones and know they will provide you and your family with tons of

fun and many memories for you and your family. 


If you really like the game and want to start participating in official Ice Stock leagues

and groups, please let us know and we'll direct you to an organization near you. There are various

levels of competitiveness in Ice Stock both regionally, provincially, nationally and globally; so

you can aim to participate at any level you want to pursue.  


*** This product is PATENT PENDING*** so please do not reproduce.

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