Crown Sporting Goods Deluxe Indoor and Outdoor Horseshoe Game Set

Description

Horseshoes is a game that dates back to Ancient Greece. An easy game to play for adults and kids alike, horseshoes is the perfect activity for a backyard barbeque, a family reunion, a carnival game, or in a physical education class. Horseshoes is a great game to take on camping trips, picnics and more. To set up the game outside, stakes should be driven into the ground about 40 feet apart and angled slightly towards each other. The stakes should stick out of the ground about 12 inches. If you are playing inside, set the two plastic pegs about 40 feet apart on a smooth surface. When tossing horseshoes, the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association states that the foul line should be 27-37 feet away from the stake. To play, flip a coin. The winner goes first. Each person tosses two horseshoes per inning, followed by his opponent. Once both players have tossed their shoes, scoring begins. Any shoe within 6 inches of the peg/stake gets one point. If a player gets a "ringer", or a shoe that completely circles the stake/peg, that player gets three points. If one player gets a ringer and has his other shoe closer to the peg/stake than his opponent, that player would be awarded a total of four points. During game play, a tournament consists of 50 points, while a regular game contains 21 points.