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Cornhole
Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game popular in North America in which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at an Grade_(slope), inclined board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag through the hole (three points). History The game was first described in Heyliger de Windt's 1883 patent for "Parlor Quoits", which displays most of the features of modern cornhole, but uses a square hole. Quoits is a game similar to Horseshoes (game), horseshoes, played by throwing steel rings at a metal spike. Several earlier "parlor quoits" patents had sought to re-create quoit gameplay in an indoor environment, but De Windt's was the first to use bean bags and a slanted board with a hole as the target. He sold the rights to the game to a Massachusetts toy manufacturer which marketed a version of it under the name "Faba Baga". Unlike modern cornhole, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cornhole Organization
The American Cornhole Organization (ACO) was founded in 2005 by Frank Geers and is an organization created for the purpose of transforming the game of cornhole, often played recreationally for fun, into a competitive National Sport. Headquartered in Camp Dennison, Ohio, the ACO built a network of ACO Certified Officials across the United States to facilitate ACO Major and Pro Series cornhole tournaments and cornhole leagues. The ACO introduced standardized and sanctioned equipment to the game including ACO Star Logo Cornhole Boards, ACO Soft Touch Resin Fill Cornhole Bags, and ACO Governing Body Sport of Cornhole Rules. Structure and consistency gave legitimacy to cornhole as a sport, which helps ACO spread professional cornhole on a national scale. In 2009 the ACO introduced the PlayersChoice Cornhole Bag - a bag with a two-sided playing surface, which added complexity to the sport. Events The American Cornhole Organization held its first ACO Nationals Championship in Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cornhole League
The American Cornhole League (ACL) is one of the sanctioning bodies for the sport of professional cornhole in the United States. Headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the ACL hosts over 25,000 tournaments per year and has an active player base of over 100,000 players. The ACL features a group of professional cornhole players each season that compete on television broadcasts (network partners include ESPN and CBS). These players are referred to as ACL Pros. The ACL is majority owned by ACL Commissioner Stacey Moore. In 2021, the ACL introduced its first outside investors of Asland Capital Partners and John Thompson III. History The American Cornhole League (ACL) was founded in 2015 by Stacey Moore, its current Commissioner. It established a standard bag for competitive play and partnered with manufacturer AllCornhole for licensed cornhole equipment. In 2016 ACL streamed its first competitive event "Championship of Bags" on ESPN3., which began airing in 2017 on ESPN2. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Game
A lawn game is an outdoor game that can be played on a lawn. Many types and variations of lawn games exist, which includes games that use balls and the throwing of objects as their primary means of gameplay. Some lawn games are historical in nature, having been devised and played in different forms for centuries. Some lawn games are traditionally played on a pitch (sports field). Some companies produce and market lawn games for home use in a front or backyard. History The lawn game bowls (lawn bowling) dates back to the Middle Ages period in England. Many local forms of round ball throwing and rolling games, such as bocce in Italy and bowls in England became popular by the Renaissance. It has been suggested that bowls itself likely originated from Ancient Rome, in a game played by Roman soldiers that involved rolling a ball "as close as possible to mark on the ground". Lawn games Ball games Many types and varieties of ball games exist. Several cultures have created forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muckers (game)
Muckers, also known as ring toss (not to be confused with the ring toss carnival game) or circle horseshoes, is an outdoor game, commonly played at summer camps, in which players take turns throwing circular rings at a stick, standing about one foot high. It is a spin-off of Quoits and the popular Horseshoes (game), horseshoes. Rules Equipment Muckers games are played with rings (known in Muckers as "muckers") and poles. Muckers Muckers are typically 5 inches in diameter and are made of rubbery material. Muckers games are played with two sets of two muckers. Sets are differentiated by color. Poles Muckers games are played with two poles. Sticks are usually wooden and they both stand about one foot high from the ground. Layouts Sticks are erected at ten to twenty feet from each other. Courts Courts can be on grass or sand. Gameplay Muckers games can be played with either two teams of two people or just two people. Games are made up of rounds. A round is completed when both th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horseshoes (game)
Horseshoes is a lawn game played between two people (or two teams of two people) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets (stakes) set in a lawn game, lawn or Sandpit, sandbox area. The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed apart. Modern games use a more stylized U-shaped bar, about twice the size of an actual horseshoe. Game play NHPA Official Rules of the Game of Horseshoes The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA), the sport of horseshoes' governing body, maintains a set of rules and their specifications of the game on their website. They outline the style of play, the two most common scoring methods (cancellation and count-all), acceptable equipment, and exact court specifications as well as additional methods of organizing tournament and league competitions. Style of play The game begins with a horseshoe flip to decide who goes first. The winner of the flip thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladder Toss
Ladder tossSeminara, Kati"Preparing to party it up" ''Youngstown Vindicator'' is a lawn game played by throwing bolas (two balls connected by a string) onto a ladder. History A "ball and ladder game" was patented in 2002 by Pennsylvanian Robert G. Reid,Patent Assignment #6308956, United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved on 2009-05-30. a postman who had played the game with his family for decades before deciding to file for patent in November, 1999. The game is reported as having been played on Escapees campgrounds in the United States in the late 1990s. Some origin stories speculate that the bola is a stand-in for a live snake, which cowboys in the western United States or wikt:caballero, caballeros in Mexico would throw at fences or branches for points. Reid sold his patent to Ladder Golf LLC, recorded in the patent office in March 2005, and the company began manufacturing the game commercially. The company sponsored a tournament in San Diego in April, 2005, featuring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bean Bag
A bean bag (also beanbag) is a sealed bag containing dried beans, PVC pellets, expanded polystyrene, or expanded polypropylene. The bags are commonly used for throwing games, but they have various other applications. Games * Beanbag was a game referred to at the turn of the twentieth century by Finley Peter Dunne as the antithesis of roughness of politics, ''Politics ain't beanbag!''. * Cornhole is a bean bag tossing game similar to horseshoes and quoits, played with bean bags and two goals. * Footbag (also known as Hacky Sack, a trademark) is a type of ball-shaped bean bag that is used to play various games. * Bean bags are also commonly used for juggling. * In gridiron football beanbags are used to mark the point of a change of possession (where a punt or kickoff is caught, an interception In Ball game, ball-playing Competitive sport, competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beavis
Beavis () is a fictional character who serves as one of two protagonists from the MTV/Paramount+ animated series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. He is voiced by the show's creator, Mike Judge. In the movie ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'', Beavis' mother is referred to as "Shirley Beavis", implying that Beavis is actually the character's last name. His father is a former Mötley Crüe roadie. Beavis has blond hair which he wears in an oversized pompadour style, a pronounced underbite, and an obsessive stare. He speaks in a hoarse voice frequently punctuated by his trademark snicker ("Heh heh"). He is nearly always seen in profile, rather than looking directly at the camera. He is usually seen wearing a Metallica T-shirt, though in merchandising appearances his shirt displays the slogan "Death Rock" to avoid licensing issues. In the episode " Give Blood", he wears a Slayer shirt, while in the Christmas special " It's a Miserable Life" Beavis is seen wearing a Winger shirt duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Games
A lawn () is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawn mower (or sometimes grazing animals) and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes—it is also commonly referred to as part of a garden. Lawns are usually composed only of grass species, subject to weed and pest control, maintained in a green color (e.g., by watering), and are regularly mowed to ensure an acceptable length. Lawns are used around houses, apartments, commercial buildings and offices. Many city parks also have large lawn areas. In recreational contexts, the specialised names turf, parade, pitch, field or green may be used, depending on the sport and the continent. The term "lawn", referring to a managed grass space, dates to at least the 16th century. With suburban expansion, the lawn has become culturally ingrained in some areas of the world as part of the desired household aesthetic.Robbins, PaulLawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washer Pitching
Washer pitching is a game, similar to horseshoes, that involves teams of players taking turns to throw washers towards a box or hole. The game has many variations, and may be called washer pitching, washer toss, washers, ''huachas'' or washoes (which is based on the similarity to horseshoes). The object of the game is to earn points by tossing metal washers, usually around in diameter, and thick, toward a hole, usually denoted by a can or PVC pipe, often in a box. Washer pits and boxes vary in size and shape, but a standard for one-hole washers is , with a cylindrically-shaped cup ( in diameter and in height) located in its upper surface. Boxes are placed approximately away from each other, a distance often determined by a string attached to the front of each box. However, if a string is not attached to the box, one may take 10 paces from box-to-box, this will usually denote 20 feet. The throwing player stands on, next to, or behind one box and tosses washers toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejo (sport)
Tejo () or turmequé (), is a traditional throwing sport in Colombia. It is distinctive for its use of small targets containing gunpowder, which explode on impact. History The exact origins of Tejo are uncertain. It is widely accepted that the sport has origins in native aboriginals from central Colombia, where it might have been played in a similar form. This form of tejo used a golden disc called a , which means "I play" in the Chibcha language. Background Tejo is a popular sport in Colombia, and some see it as a connection to the pre-Columbian era of the Americas. Only soccer has a larger and more supported industry in Colombia. In Colombia, it is common to find professional tejo teams around the major cities and smaller towns. A few of the teams are sponsored by local companies or someone that loves tejo. In the past, the playing of tejo was accompanied by chicha (an indigenous maize-based alcoholic beverage), whereas modern tejo players refresh themselves with beer. Tejo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mölkky
Mölkky () is a Finnish throwing game invented by Lahden Paikka company (formerly known as Tuoterengas) in 1996. It is reminiscent of ''kyykkä'', a centuries-old throwing game with Karelian roots. However, Mölkky does not require as much physical strength as kyykkä, and is more suitable for everyone regardless of age and condition. Success in Mölkky is based on a combination of chance and skill. Lahden Paikka has sold nearly 200,000 sets in Finland. In 2016 Lahden Paikka sold all rights of Mölkky, games production and the trademark to Finnish company Tactic Games Oy. The name Mölkky is a protected trademark. All Mölkky games are manufactured in Pori, Finland. Rules The set consists of a throwing pin, and 12 shorter wooden pins (also called "skittles") numbered from 1 to 12. The pins are initially placed in a tight group in an upright position 3–4 meters away from the throwing line, with the pins organized as follows: 1st row, 1/2; 2nd row, 3/10/4; 3rd row, 5/11/12/6; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
