If you don't form part of a championship curling team that will compete in the upcoming Canada Cup of Curling, don't despair, there is another way to become a winner by trying your hand at the Cool Shots tabletop curling game.

Both Cranbrook and Kimberley curling clubs have been given a tabletop version of the roaring game, which is similar to shuffleboard, and anyone can sign up at both clubs to challenge amateur (or professionals) for a chance to win daily cash prizes when the tournament gets going.

Both municipalities are directly competing against each other, as the winner will receive a personal prize of $400, with $2,000 going towards the winning city's curling club, while the runner-up walks away with $200.

Individuals can sign up at either curling club to compete in supervised playdowns, with the results being recorded to dictate who plays who all the way up to the Dec. 4 final.

The tabletop game is a way to introduce people who have never experienced curling to a miniature version of the game, said Gord Jenkins, who is coordinating the Cool Shots competition for both Cranbrook and Kimberley.

"The tabletop is really the version of the roaring game itself and the rocks that you throw, they have just a crazy amount of curl with them," Jenkins said. "They're a specially designed rock. What you do is just play the game, come down to the curling club and have some fun with it."

But as curlers compete in teams, Cool Shots is only an individual competition, where you play as many ends as you wish, he added.

The playdowns will continue all the way up to the beginning of the Capital One Canada Cup of Curling tournament, where they will get serious in the "Keith's Patch" with daily cash prizes until the ultimate showdown finals on Sunday, Dec. 4.

"What we're trying to do is bring an additional, fun aspect to the whole game, the promotion of the game and get people involved and at the same time, buying tickets to come down and see the event itself," said Jenkins.

While the Rec Plex will host the actual curling event itself, the Cranbrook Curling Club will transform into the Keith's Patch, which will be a social hub during and after competition wraps up each day.

The Canada Cup of Curling is less than a month away, and will feature Olympic medalists in Kevin Martin and Shannon Kleibrink, as well as world champion Jeff Stoughton and former world champion Glen Howard. Stefanie Lawton and Howard won last year's Canada Cup tournament and will face stiff competition from all 14 teams while defending their titles.