KanJam
KanJam will be offered every Thursday evening from 5:00pm to 7:30pm outside, on one of our many fields on campus. Register with your team, or as an individual, to get active and involved with fellow Thunderwolves!
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KanJam is a flying disc game, played with a flying disc and two cans into which players deflect the disc.
Teams: 2 players per team, 4 players in total
How to Play:
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A coin toss is used to determine which team goes first. The game is broken up into turns, with an equal number of turns for each team. The goals ("kans") are spaced approximately 50 feet apart.
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A team consists of two people each standing at opposing ends of the playing field. One player throws the disc, while the other acts as the "deflector," who is free to move anywhere, unlike the thrower, but the deflector may not catch, carry, or double hit the disc. The original deflector then throws the disc back to the original thrower from his end in order to score, and then the next team takes their turn.
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No points are awarded if the thrower goes over the line, or if the disc hits the ground before reaching the goal.
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Points are awarded for a Dinger, when the flying disc is deflected by your partner into the side of the kan (1 point), a Deuce (a.k.a. "direct hit" or "direct"), when the flying disc hits the side of the kan without help from the deflector (2 points), or a Bucket, when the flying disc is deflected through the top or into the front slot (3 points). In addition, when a player throws the disc into the middle of the kan through the front slot or the top without help from the deflector the disc must stay in the bucket, they score a "chog" for an instant win.
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The game ends when a team scores exactly 21 points or "chogs" the disc for an instant win. Your team must get exactly 21 points to win. If a throw raises a team's score above 21, the points from that throw are deducted from the team's score. For example, if your team has 20 points, and your teammate redirects the disc into the kan for a 3-point Bucket, your score is reduced to 17 points.
- In the event of a tie (both teams have 21 points at the end of a round), additional rounds are played until one team has more points than the other at the end of a round.
NOTE: Fall 2021 Campus Recreation offerings are completely recreational in nature, so there is no need to keep track of or report scores.