Ring Toss Game Rules
For a fun outdoor game, ring toss is perfect for any backyard. A ring toss game has only a few simple rules to keep in mind when playing. But most of ring toss is open to personal interpretation. Whatever is more fun for you, that's play. As long as you're tossing rings around a stick, you're adhering to the main rule.
Types
One type of ring toss is played in a yard. You toss the rings from a designated distance toward a construction of spires that have been placed on the grass.
Another type is played in the water. This version has a spire that floats on top of the water, as well as buoyant rings.
One type of ring toss is played with bottles. This version is usually played with many bottles all grouped next to each other (up to 100) and with smaller rings (usually the size of shower curtain rings).
Features
To play a ring toss game you need two things. Most importantly, you need rings. But then, you need a target that you're trying to toss the rings around. A soda pop bottle is a commonly used target, especially in carnival and fair games. But some ring toss games can be bought in the store, and these come with their own special spires.
Size
If it's a soda pop bottle ring toss, 16-oz. bottles to 2-liter bottles work. But remember that your rings have to be small. You can even use shower curtain rings if it's a homemade ring toss. The tossing distance should usually be only a few feet away.
But for larger, outdoor ring toss games, the target spires should be approximately a foot high and only a few inches in diameter. The rings should be more, about 6 inches in diameter. Throwing distance should be farther, approximately 10 feet away or more.
Considerations
The point of the game in ring toss is to throw your ring around the pointy target, not unlike a game of horseshoes. If your ring lands around your target, you win. What you win must be decided before the game (it could be a physical prize, or just points).
The larger ring toss games are usually played with more than one person. Points are gathered by coordinating each target with a set amount. The game is over when the first person or team reaches whatever final score was decided at the beginning of the game (i.e., if it is decided "first to make 10 targets" at the start of the game, then that is the goal. A point system can also be used.)
The soda pop ring toss is usually not played as a competition, but as a single-person contest of skill.
Warning
Ring toss games carry two warnings.
First, do not play outdoor ring toss near small children. When you are tossing rings, they could hurt someone if making contact. Make sure that nobody is in your line of fire before you toss a ring.
Second, be aware of your spires. Anything pointy can be dangerous, especially if you trip and fall onto it. Try to use targets that are not sharp; find something with a very dull and soft tip.
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