2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game 2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game The 2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game on TSN was held on January 7 and 8 at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario. The total purse for the event was CAD$75,000. Four teams were invited to participate. The teams each played a semifinal match against another team, and the semifinal winners moved on to the final. The 2012 TSN Skins Game sees four world champions playing against each other. Kevin Martin and his rink, the reigning Olympic champions, Alberta provincial champions, and former world champions, will play against Kevin Koe and his
Curling the conditions of the ice, the score of the game, how many ends remain and whether the team has last-stone advantage (the "hammer"). A team may play an end aggressively or defensively. Aggressive playing will put a lot of stones in play by throwing mostly draws; this makes for an exciting game and is very risky but the reward can be very great. Defensive playing will throw a lot of hits preventing a lot of stones in play; this tends to be less exciting and less risky. A good drawing team will usually opt to play aggressively, while a good