The Details

• When: Saturday, December 15th, starting at 8pm.
• What's Included: Lots of gifts (we know if you've been naughty or nice) and appetizers to snack on.
• Live Music: In traditional Loony's Brew style, the stage will be open for open mic and karaoke.

Cheers,
Santa Loony

The Tweaks

• The starting time was requested from multiple people to change from 6 to 7pm so this week and going forward we'll start at 7pm.
• The team sizes will be limited to five, if you have six you'll need to split into two teams, This only makes it more fair to other teams with 2, 3 or 4 people. 

Upcoming Schedule

• With Christmas and New Years, we'll be having trivia night on December 12 and the 19th, then taking a brief hiatus and resuming on Wednesday, January 9th.

Cheers,
​The Happening Events Loony

Starting around 4pm and continuing until 8pm or so with a possible Boly & Ringer Sports Backtalk show in between, this is a fairly informal event where you can simply show up with a friend to play with, play with someone else, play with teams, up to you, we have a half dozen different cribbage boards ready to go. Of course, if you have your own unique cribbage board, this is a great time to show it off to others. In the last two weeks, I've seen using empty rifle shells as pegs in one and another in the shape of two moose fighting. The potluck appetizers make it an added bonus with a few different tasty things to snack on while playing.

Cheers,
​The Gaming Loony

Winter activities are picking up, including the cribbage night last night, dart league tonight, our first ever Trivia night on Wednesday, and the always amazing History on Tap on Thursday.

Trivia Night Wednesdays
You can check out a more detailed overview of the event from a previous blog posting, here's a summary:

• When: Starts at 6pm and is expecting to go until 7:30-8pm.
• Teams are up to four people, although you can play with less and can show up without a team, we'll make one for you with others or of course you can be your own team if you're that good.
• Categories include movies, music, sports, history, and local trivia.
• The prize for the winning team is a $40 Loony's Brew gift certificate.

History on Tap, Thursday
Drink specials starting at 5:30 ($1 off all beers on tap), with speakers beginning at 6pm. The topic this month is murder, mayhem, and mischief, where you can learn about the darker side of the past of Koochiching county. 

Cheers, 
​The Events Loony

After a hiatus to support the summer season, the always interesting and entertaining History on Tap is back and kicking off the winter discussions in December. 

In case you haven't been to one of these before, it's quite an event. The Koochiching County Historical Society organizes an amazing combination of visual displays, speakers, and having entertaining discussions with audience members afterwards. The visual displays include old photographs with descriptions and relevant news stories. The speakers know their stuff and often include guest speakers telling first hand accounts. And the discussion afterwards is the icing on the cake, with various people from the audience sharing their own perspectives of what really happened.

Come down to support this wonderful event, have a few beers and laughs from all the stories of the past.

Cheers,
The Events Loony

First off, thanks to everyone who voted, your input is much appreciated.

Survey says:

• Monday: 0%
• Tuesday: 11%
• Wednesday: 42%
• Thursday: 16%
• Friday: 26%
• Saturday: 5%
• Sunday: 0%

Wednesday it is!

The first Trivia night will be November 28, starting at 7pm and we're expecting it'll be done around 8:30pm.

Thanks to help from Eric Johnson, here are the guidelines.

Rules for Loonys Trivia Night

1. Judging panel decisions will be final. The judging panel will consist of the MC calling the questions, the quiz master (person who submits the questions), and the lead bartender.
2. Pre-competition things to do: (a) Select a captain for your team. Among other duties, this person will be responsible for turning in your answer sheets. (b) Write your team name and captain on the Answer Sheets. (c) All mobile phones, PDA’s will be silenced and stowed. No electronic device may be used during the rounds. 
3. The Trivia Competition will consist of 25 questions: 5 rounds with 5 questions in each round. Questions will be read twice only. Teams will be given 2 minutes to answer each question. In the event of a tie, a bonus question will be provided for the tie breaker.
4. Maximum team size is 4 persons. If you are smart enough to go with less...so be it! Once a player has left the competition they will not be allowed to rejoin until the completion of the current round of questions. 
5. Correct spelling on the answer sheets is not required, however, answers must be legible, and the quiz master/judges must be able to easily recognize your answers. More than one answer per question will automatically be scored as incorrect unless there are multiple answers. 
6. Answer sheets will be collected and tallied at the completion of each round. Team scores will be announced at the end of each round. The Judging panel has the final say on any disputed answers.
7. Between each Round will be a short intermission. Devices may be used during intermission but must be silenced and stowed prior to beginning the following round.
8. There is no polling the audience and/or no phone a friend. Resource materials and electronic devices (computers, mobile phones, PDAs, etc.) are strictly prohibited for use at the tables. Use of electronic device is grounds for immediate disqualification for the entire team.  Should it be necessary for you to use your cell phone for a call, you are asked to leave the room and will not be permitted to re-enter until the end of that round. 
9. Keep your team discussions to a low roar unless you want the neighboring team to eavesdrop, or alternatively, discuss loudly an incorrect answer and hope they WILL be eavesdropping. Anything goes. Team taunting is allowed.
10. HAVE FUN

The trivia categories are:

• Arts/Entertainment
• Science/Technology
• Sports
• History
• Local Info

There will be prizes for the winning team.

Cheers,
The Events Loony