About Challenge Coin Rules
Challenge coins are coins or medallions that contain engravings or insignia of factions and clubs, most often military in nature. The are used to improve morale and instill a sense of belonging among members of a group. Group members are required to carry their coins with them at all times and be ready for any other member of the group to initiate a coin challenge. Challenges are generally initiated at a bar or restaurant. Once a coin challenge is initiated, the members of the group must display their coin to the other members. Failure to do so will result in those members having to buy the other members a round of drinks.
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Initiate the Challenge Orally
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Coin challenges must be initiated by a member of the group. For example, assume an army squadron called Zero Company has a special coin that it requires its members to carry. To initiate a coin challenge, a member of Zero Company must take out his coin, hold it up for all to see and announce that a coin check is being initiated.
Initiate the Challenge Stealthily or Accidentally
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Coin challenges can be initiated stealthily by placing the coin on a bar, table or floor. A challenge initiated in this fashion should be done in a way that the coin makes a sound when it is placed.
Alternately, if a member of the group accidentally drops their coin onto the floor and it makes a noise, a coin challenge has been initiated. In this way, a member of Zero Company could reach into his pocket for some money, accidentally pull his challenge coin out and drop it to the floor causing a sound, and thereby inadvertently initiate a coin challenge. -
Drawing Coins
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Upon the challenge being initiated, all members of the group must draw the coin that goes with their group. Drawing the coin should be done in a similar matter as the initiation. For instance, if a member of Zero Company placed his coin on the bar, other members of Zero Company must place their coins on the bar. If the member of Zero Company shouted the challenge and held his coin in the air, the members of Zero Company must likewise hold their coins in the air and shout their affiliation.
Only coins of that specific group may be used in a coin check. If a member belongs to two groups with two challenge coins, he must present the proper coin in the coin challenge.
Buying Drinks
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Members who are unable to respond to the challenge must buy a round of drinks. If one member of Zero Company did not bring his challenge coin, that member will owe the other members a drink.
If the member initiating a challenge sees that all other members of the group have a coin, then the challenging member must buy the drinks.
A round of drinks must be bought by someone. Failure to do so could lead to excommunication from the group.
Reaching your Coin
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Members of the group are allowed one step and an arm's reach to get their coin. The rules apply even if members of the group are at the beach or in the showers and a challenge is initiated. The point is that members should keep their coins with them at all times lest they be forced to buy a round of drinks.
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Challenge coins Command or unit coins) are a joke now.Everyone at the Legion post has one sons, daughters, bartenders whoever. Few know the history or the RULES.
