Wall Mounted

Requirements - Wall mounted ring boards need one small nail in the wall to hang the board on.

House Ring board (6 hoops)

Dimensions - Board - 11" x 11", Hoops - diameter 2"

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 6 ft 6"

Throw from 8ft away, as in darts, to the board at the same height as a dartboard.

Hoops are light and will spin off the hooks.

Hayters Ring Board (6 hoops)

Dimensions - Board - 11 1/2" x 11 1/2", Hoops - diameter 2 1/2"

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 7 ft

Slightly larger and heavier hoops than House Ring Board make scoring slightly easier.

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Free Standing (any floor area)

Evesham Quoits (or Dobbers)

(4 quoits)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 10 to 11 ft

The quoits board is placed on the table provided. Hoops overlapping 2 circles score lowest points. Hoops must land white side up to score. Hoops are liable to bounce and/or overturn when they land. 31-up. Exact score required to finish.

Caves Quoits

(5 quoits)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 7 ft

This almost extinct game is revived here. 6 hoops per player are thrown to land fully in a recess or 'cave'.  The back wall and the slope of the board are crucial in developing a score. Highest score after agreed number of turns wins.

World Ring Board (6 hoops)

Format – 2, 3 or 4 player singles. Pairs

Throwing distance - 8 ft 6

A larger board (as sanctioned by the World Ring Board Academy) at which 4” hoops are thrown. The board is fixed at regulation height to a custom-made, portable stand, so can be set up quickly (with no drilling holes in walls). The highest score after an agreed number of turns can be played or the official game to an agreed score with a final nomination number and then 4 x number 1 hoops to finish.

Tournament Ring Board (6 hoops)

Dimensions - Board - 14" x 16", Hoops - diameter 2 3/4"

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 8 ft

The traditional shield shape with number pegs positioned as recommended for tournament play.

Spinning Quoits (5 hoops)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 7 ft

The pointer starts at zero and when a hoop lands on a pin it sets the board in motion.  After all quoits have been thrown (and there is at least one quoit on a pin) then you score where the pointer indicates.

Ringing the Bull

Format – 2, 3 or 4 player singles. Pairs.

Area required - ceiling 8 ft plus, floor space of 12 ft x 15 ft

Swing the ring, suspended on the end of a string, to land on the hook (the bull).

A custom-made base and ‘gallows’ upon which to mount the board was the only way to make this a portable option.  Space is now the only requirement - see above dimensions. Players can compete by taking a number of turns each to score as many rings as possible. The first achieved ring is both unexpected and very satisfying.

NB - centre photo is not actually mounted (for illustration only).

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Free Standing Darts (any floor area)

Yorkshire Darts

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 7 ft 9 1/4" (as London Darts)

Probably first seen on the TV in the 1970s on the Indoor League. This board has no trebles ring and only a single smaller bullseye. The usual game is to play legs of 301 or 501.

Ipswich Fives Darts (Wide Fives)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 9 ft

Scoring in multiples of 5 the usual games played are legs of 505.

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Floor Based (any floor area)

5-pin rope quoits (4 quoits)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 10 ft

Very easy to ring a pin, so concentration needed to outscore your opponent

9-pin rope quoits (5 quoits)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 10 ft

More pins and more quoits, so higher scores attainable.

9-pin rope quoits (4 quoits)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - 10 ft

Larger quoits and taller pins.

Bull Board Quoits (6 flat rubber quoits)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player Singles, Pairs

Throwing distance - minimum of 9 ft

Three different game options. Play round the board from 1 to 10, both bulls, then 10 back to 1. Or play for the highest score counting each quoit's points. Or play the first to an agreed score

Corn hole

(USA)

Format - 2 player singles. Pairs.

Throwing Distance - 24 ft

4 bean bags per side are thrown from one board to land on the other board for 1 point each or in the hole of the other board for 3 points.  A simple game of 21 up played widely in the USA.  Can be played indoors or outdoors on any surface.

Ladder Golf (or Ladderball)

(USA)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player singles. Pairs

Throwing Distance - 15 ft

Players throw three bolas each at one ladder from the other ladder. After one player has thrown all their bolas they are followed by their opponent. 3pts for top rung, 2 pts for centre rung and 1 pt for lower rung. Games are 21 up with a bust rule.

On Target (frisbee)

Format - 2 player Singles, Pairs

Dimensions - approx 20 ft by 6 ft floor space

In turn each player throws their 3 frisbees towards the target to score appropriate points.  Couldn't be simpler.

Petanque Molle (Soft petanque)

Format - 2, 3 or 4 player singles. Pairs

Throwing Distance - from minimum of 12 ft

Soft boules are thrown just as in the outdoor game.  The boules will do no damage to a polished wooden, tiled or lino floor.  Stand with your feet together and throw in a backhanded manner.  Normally played to 13 up.

Boccia

Format - 2 player singles. Pairs.

Throwing Distance - maximum of 30 ft from throwing line

6 soft boccia balls per player / pair are thrown with throwing order following the game of boules.  Your own chosen manner of throwing is permitted. The game will follow the approximate playing dimensions of a boccia court (where space permits) with players throwing from positions next to each other.  The duration is based around 4 ends per game.

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