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VariationsStone Skimming Who has not tried to bounce or Skim flat stones across the water? Well at Easdale Island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, there is a world Championship. Let us know if this happens elsewhere....
Wa-Shoes Wa-Shoes - a variation of Washer Pitching, It is played inside a garage or basement, or outside in the yard or on a deck. The game uses 6 round metallic washers (3 for each team). Three of the washers should be painted or marked different from the other 3 washers. They should also be the same size and weight. The game is played with 2 boards, each with one circular hole in the centre as a target. The boards should be placed on the ground 15 feet apart. Points are scored by whomever throws into the hole on the board, or closest to the hole. From Washer Pitching
Washer Pitching Similar in concept to Horseshoe pitching, scoring the same way, but using 2.5" in diameter washers with a 1" center hole and throwing them to land in a circular recessed cup as a target. The cups are made of PVC pipe and should measure 3" in diameter by 4.5" depth. See rules and vocabulary from the WPA
Quoits Probably predating Horseshoe Pitching, scoring the same way, but using doughnut-shaped metal rings with a rounded top surface and a concave underside surface. They are usually made of brass, bronze, or steel weighing between 3 to 4 lbs per set of 4 quoits Comparison of Quoits in America and England from The Quoit Pits
Aunt Sally A traditional pub game, which originates from Oxfordshire and has crept into neighbouring counties. "Sticks" 18 inches long, 2 inches in diameter, are thrown at single white stubby skittle, about 6 inches high and 2 and 3/4 inches in diameter called "dolly" positioned on top of a hollow rod (the "iron") driven into the earth so that the top is two and a half feet above the ground. Players throw the sticks at it from behind a line known as the "hockey" which is 10 yards from the iron, scoring a point for each direct hit. It is played mainly in the Oxford and Warwickshire area in the UK and is believed to have been introduced by Royalist soldiers during the English Civil war when Charles set up court in Oxford
Horseshoe Pitching Horseshoes of agreed size and weight are thrown at stakes over a distance of 27 to 37 ft (depending on the age of the players) in pits lined with flooring material to prevent excessive bouncing. Points are scored for encircling the stake or being closest to the stake. The game is believed to date back to Roman Times. It is extremely popular in N. America, but is also played in South Africa, Italy, Japan, Grand Bahama Islands, Togo, West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, West Germany, Nigeria, Honduras, Canada, South America, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Poland, Phillipine Islands, England, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
EuropeIrelandOverviewAboutHorseshoe Throwing in Ireland Horseshoe throwing is also a traditional sport in Ireland. The game is the same as the American one, with slightly different scoring rules. Although it has almost died out in some regions, it has been kept alive in others and by the members of the traveling community. Horseshoes has been played here for hundreds of years (ever since there were horses) and many believe it was brought to America by early Irish settlers. Does anyone know of any websites from Ireland on this topic? Concern over lottery funding so something is going on!United KingdomNorth AmericaCanadaUSAOverview
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