ROVENT

A Medieval Tourney

October 17- 19, 2008

Camp Opemikon

1. The Royal Family and their friends command all Rovers and Venturers to renew their promise and pay homage to the King and Queen of Rovent. This camp features a medieval feast, a medieval fair, a dance, a superb quest and a medieval siege warfare game. A service project for Camp Opemikon will also be completed by each group. (Other program elements may be added and will be detailed in information packages sent to registered groups.)

2. In addition to medieval costumes and a group banner, all groups must bring their own materials for participation in the war game. This event involves building a machine capable of launching a grapefruit sized projectile containing flour using a lever arm. The catapult must be easily transported and made of wood and rope. Groups may build more than one.

3. Registration! See form attached!

4. Note: This event is limited to 400 participants. Only the first 275 to register may attend the feast! Please register early. The registration deadline is Oct. 9, no refunds after this date.

5. Site registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday Oct. 17 at the Teepee. The camp is open to registered Scouts Canada members and registered Guides Canada members who come with their Venturer Company or Rover Crew. Senior Scouts or Guides must link with a Company or Crew to be registered. Should a Venturer Company/Rover Crew not be available, contact campoperovent@hotmail.com for assistance.

6. All groups must be self contained and prepared for the weather. The camping areas will be the Scout Field, Brownsea Field, and the Attic.

7. Two registered adult leaders must accompany all Venturer Companies. If this is a problem or you are a single Venturer from your company contact the Rovent Committee at campoperovent@hotmail.com for assistance.

8. A copy of each participant’s registration/medical forms is required for registration. Please make copies and place them in a sealed envelope with your Group number clearly visible on the outside. This will only be opened in the case of an emergency. The contents will be returned to you on check-out.

9. Questions? Need more information? Never been to OPE? Please contact us at campoperovent@hotmail.com or by phone at 613-828-8861 Doug MacKinnon.

A Medieval Weekend

Can you come out to play?

Camp Rules

1. All the standard Scouts Canada rules apply. Each group is responsible for their Outdoor Activity forms. A shell emergency plan is available at voyageur.scouts.ca/opemikon/files/emergencyplan.pdf.

2. Rain or shine the weekend agenda continues. Please be prepared for the weather.

3. The tent platform structures will not be available for dining shelters. All groups must bring their own dining shelters. These structures have under gone some changes and neither picnic tables nor any food will be permitted inside the structures.

4. Please prepare your participants for the possibility of inclement weather. Accommodation for emergency purposes will be limited. Those requiring assistance should report to Clements Lodge. First Aid available in the Sheriff’s House.

5. Camp curfew is 11:00 p.m. – you are required to stay within our camping areas and respect your neighbours

6. Please come prepared to sing, play, and act for your supper. (Don’t know any skits? Ask a neighbour!)

7. Each group is asked to bring cookies etc to the mug-up on Friday night. Major points can be earned for groups that prepare and cook these snacks on site. Your “burnt offerings” must be presented the Royal Family at the Tee-Pee around 9:30pm

8. All groups are requested to have a member sign for their campsite upon registration and again upon departure.

9. Participants should be in costume for the Opening, the Banquet and Closing.

10. This camp is an award camp, with points given out for enthusiastic participation, solving the Quest, costumes, medieval fair and the war game participation. All groups are expected to present a skit or song during the feast. By doing this, you can earn major points!

11. Weapons brought for display are not to be used in any way or brought to the war game. They should be brought to the Feast with your banner and to the opening and closing ceremonies. The Royal Sheriffs reserve the right to confiscate any weapons for the weekend deemed unsafe or used in an unsafe manner.

Shields and Flour Bombs and Catapult Targets

q All bomb materials (flour, bags, marking tape) will be provided on-site. It is up to the groups to provide scoops for the flour, and a container of some sort to hold your completed bombs.

q Groups are to come up to the Orchard during lunch or during catapult testing to build their bombs. All bombs will be kept in a supervised area.

q All equipment brought to the war game will be inspected and passed by the Royal Inspectors. Their word is final. (They have the power behind the Throne), make no mistakes!

q Additional siege rules attached below.

Advisors please make your members aware of the following:

Groups in violation of the siege rules will be immediately expelled from the camp and restricted from participation for a period of at least two years.
Friday Evening

1. The following events are offered.

q Get to know your fellow campers.

q Informal campfire, run your own night games in the Orchard.

q A chain mail workshop and display will be set-up at one of the shelters.

q Mug Up at the Tee Pee at 9:30 (Hot drinks provided by the Royal Family)

Saturday

9:00am Opening Ceremonies – Brownsea Scout Field

Introduction to the Royal Family and the Award program.

Generals for the war game need to volunteer for the afternoon game. Teams will be announced.

9:30 – 12:00 Medieval Fair – Orchard - games to test your team spirit.

12:00 – 1:15 Lunch

1:15 – 3:00 Prepare your catapult and bombs (please be careful if you’re testing in the camping area.)

3:15 – 5:00 Medieval War Game - Orchard

Judgment of the catapult design, capabilities and its crew’s teamwork.

5:00 – 7:00 Prepare for the Feast Skits and Songs required etc.

Pumpkin Carving Note: pumpkins to be down at the dinning hall for the judging before the Feast starts (BYOP Bring Your Own Pumpkin)

7:00 – 9:00 Medieval Feast – Dining Hall.

Sing for your Supper? Enjoy the presentation of Skits and Songs

9:30 -11:00 Dance in the teepee!

11:00 Curfew

Sunday

09:00 – 9:30 Closing, Thought of the day, & Award Ceremonies

09:30 – 10:00 Our Own – Brownsea Field

10:00 – 11:30 Service Projects

11:30 à Clean up with Company/Crews – Departure from Rovent

All campsites must be inspected prior to departure. You will receive your documents and crests upon site approval from the sheriffs.

Medieval Tourney Registration Form

October 17- 19, 2008 / Camp Opemikon

Date _____________

Group Name: _________________________________

Group Contact Name: _________________________________

Phone: (___)_____________Email: __________________________

Scouts ___ Venturers ____ Rovers ____ Leaders ____ Adults ______

The Feast will be supplied based on the above numbers. Only the first 275 people to register may attend the feast! Please be as accurate as possible. No changes after registration deadline.

Note: This event is limited to 400 participants. Please register early. The registration deadline is Oct. 9, no full refunds after this date.

Please supply a detailed list of participants and leaders from your Group upon arrival at the camp. See attached participant registration sheet.

Costs: A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required per group by registration deadline, the balance is payable upon registration at the camp.

Cheques Only: Payable to “Scouts Canada Nepean Area”

Registration fees are $27 per participant (including Leaders) for early registration (Before September 24^th) and $30 a head for late registration.

Those groups who register after the first 275 spots are already filled will pay the reduced rate of $15 per person as they will be unable to attend the feast. No refunds after October 9^th.

This fee includes, camp fees, all activities, flour bomb materials, Saturday night feast and the Rovent crest.

Please check off if required and we will contact you

q Medical concerns

q Diet concerns (if the staff is aware they can help you out)

q Special Needs camping arrangements

Mail Address or Drop Off

William McQuaid

112 Nepean Scout Group

4H Oakley Ave

Nepean, Ontario

K2B 6M6

Registration Committee Only

Date Rec’d ________________ Registration # _____________

Finical Record ______________ Contact Date/Time _________

Confirmation # _____________ Arrival __________________

Participant registration list.

Please list below all members of your party:

Group name and number _________________

Advisors: __________________________

__________________________

Participants: __________________________

__________________________

Please present this list upon registration.

Site # _______ Registration Rec’d_____

Medical Forms Rec’d_____ Signed Out _______

Rules for the Siege

The activity is divided into two parts: The competition for distance and accuracy, and the siege proper.

No catapult will contain bungee cords, surgical tubing, or springs for safety reasons
If a team is discovered to be using unsafe ammunition during the siege that group will be ejected from the siege and will not be allowed to return to Rovent the following two years.

Competition

Catapults will be judged on distance and accuracy, equally.
The Firing range will be marked out with a ‘Firing Location’ (approx. 15 feet x 15 feet) and a firing range approx. 40 feet wide by 100 feet long. It will be marked out in 10 foot increments.
Catapults will be registered (and will compete) in the order that they arrive at the Orchard. (as near as can be determined). Teams not ready when their turn comes up will be moved to the end of the list. Multiple catapults will be being tested at any given time to speed up the process.
Each catapult will be moved into the pre-determined and marked out ‘firing location’, and positioned to fire down the firing range by it’s crew. Each team will be given a maximum of 10 minutes to move, position and fire their catapult.
The team captain will be given 3 tennis balls for ammunition.
The first shot will be for distance. A Static Target (approx. 2 feet x 3 feet) will be set up at the point where the tennis ball first touches ground, or at the point on the ground closest to where the shot leaves the firing range, as near as can be judged, by eye, by the marshal on the field.
Points for distance will be awarded as follows:
- 5 points for every 10 feet or part thereof from the firing line to the point where the shot first touches ground or leaves the range, to a maximum of 50 points.
- Teams will be allowed one ‘do-over’ at a penalty of 5 points. The distance of this second shot will be final (even if it is less than the first shot).
The second and 3^rd shots will be for accuracy. The team must attempt to hit the target established by the first shot.
Points for accuracy will be awarded as follows:
- 25 points for a direct hit, with the ball still in the air
- 15 points for a direct hit from a bounce
- 10 points for a ‘near miss’ where the ball lands, flies or rolls within approx. 5 feet of the target (as judged by eye by the marshal on the field).

Siege

Catapults will be divided into 2 teams, based on their scores from the competition.
The field will be divided into 2 zones of approximately equal size, with a ‘demilitarized zone’ approx. 10 feet wide, separating them.
There will be cut-out targets attached to each catapult at which the opposing team will aim. Each target will be surrounded by a “No Man’s Land” of 10 foot radius. Only the designated marshals may enter these areas.
These targets are the only valid targets for flour bombs – no one should deliberately aim a catapult, or throw a flour bomb, at any other object, creature, or person.
Each team will deploy their catapults along the back line of their zone, with sufficient space about each for safety.
Once the siege begins, teams may fire and manoeuvre their catapults within their own zone. No catapults may enter the DMZ.
Each catapult crew must monitor the areas directly around their catapult and control their fire, only firing when it is safe to do so.
No participants may enter the DMZ.
No participants or catapults may enter the no man’s land surrounding either target.
The Siege will last for a predetermined length of time, or until both teams have exhausted their usable ammunition, whichever is less.
Points will be awarded for every hit on the target (regardless of which team launched the shot) – 10 points for a direct hit, 5 points for a bounce/indirect hit.
If the target is knocked or blown over, the marshals will reset it as quickly as possible. The siege will not be stopped while this is occurring.
In case of injury, or suspected injury, or suspected dangerous conduct, the siege will be stopped while the situation is dealt with. The Marshals will signal a halt by blowing a single whistle blast. All participants must stop whatever they are doing immediately at this signal, until given the all clear by the Grand Marshal.
Any participant observed by the marshals practicing dangerous or un-chivalrous conduct will be cautioned or ejected, at the Grand Marshal’s sole discretion. A penalty of 5+ points will be levied against the offender’s team, at the Grand Marshal’s discretion, for each such infraction.
The marshals will do a cursory inspection of all ammunition before the siege begins. Any ammunition that does not meet the guidelines as laid out in the Rovent registration package will be confiscated.
The team with the most points at the end of the Siege wins. There will be a prize for the winning team.
There will also be an award for the team with the best designed castle target.