Curling: The Gathering 2023 (Rochester Based Entries Only)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a 9th stone in an end when you really needed it? How about after throwing a perfect draw, making your opponent shoot their next shot with a delivery stick? What if you could enforce a rule on your opponent that they are only allowed to throw outturn stones for an entire end?

If you ever thought to yourself, “Wouldn’t that be nice?,” now is your chance to live out that fantasy and support a worthy charity, Recovery All Ways.

“Curling the Gathering” is a different type of bonspiel. It’s curling, but with a twist! Your team will have the opportunity to bid (using a set amount of funny money, but you can pay to add to your total) on different “Power-Up” cards. Each “Power-Up” card establishes either an advantage you can play during a game or a disadvantage you can wield against your opponent. These cards establish another layer of strategy that can impact the game in unpredictable ways! It’s a lot of fun!  You can check out our starter deck on facebook.  This year we will be adding a USA Curling Member's Assembly based EXPANSION PACK of new cards to the deck!

• Three days of curling (Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th)
• Up to 16 teams (Games start Friday at 6:30pm to accommodate)
• (3) 6-end game minimum
• 8-end games for event finals! (Finals begin at 12:00 noon on Sunday)
• Lunch and Dinner on Saturday, Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday provided 
• $300 in funny bid money (Buy more funny money for $40 for $100 - up to four per team)
• One random power-up card per game per team
• Opportunities to purchase more funny money to give you a better chance at winning card auctions
• The exciting $5 closest to the button 50/50 contest!
• Entire spiel (2 sheets at any time) will be webcast on youtube
• Spiel proceeds to go to Recovery All Ways