Here are some rules (minus their #8) that were posted on a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204672773/
Hope to see you at the Lake next year and let the games begin.
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The goal of the game is to trick other players into looking at a circle (or "Loop) formed by your thumb and index fingers. If someone is caught looking at the Loop, they get one punch to an appendage of their choice.
TERMS:
Loop - A circle formed by a thumb and index finger.
Looper - Someone who forms a Loop in an attempt to punch their friend in the arm.
Target - The intended victim of a Looper.
Bystander - Someone who glances at a Loop intended for someone else.
RULES OF THE GAME:
The Basics
1) A Loop *must* be made with a thumb AND an index finger. If a player lacks one (or both) of these digits, then they are exempt from the game, as God has already ruined their life.
2) A Loop must be formed below the Looper's waist.
3) Loops may not be placed directly in the line of sight of a Target. The Target must "discover" their own misfortune in the form of a Loop.
4) If a Target can break a Loop *without looking directly at it* then they are awarded one free punch on any appendage of the Looper.
5) Bystanders may also be punched if they are caught looking at a Loop. This is optional and up to the discretion of the Looper.
6) Targets and Bystanders (collectively known as Victims) may request which appendage gets punched. For example: "Don't punch my right arm, I use it for friendly-strangers."
7) No one can claim to be Neutral. Only the Looper can decide who does and doesn't get a shot to the arm.
8) Props are legal and welcome tool in the world of competitive Looping. Key chains, lighters, pornography, vocal and other methods of gaining a Target's attention are all viable options. However, the Prop may not disrupt the "flow" of the Loop. For example, a Loop is judged as broken if a magazine is held BY the thumb and index fingers.
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