Games & Rules

Ladder Ball
Cornhole
Polish Horseshoes

Ladder Ball
The idea of the game is for one team to reach the score of exactly 21 before the other team(s) does.

Ladder ball is a game that is to be played with two more players, or teams. Each player gets three bolas, which are the two golf balls that are together via a rope. The object of ladder golf is to wrap your bola around one of the rungs of the other team’s ladder.

Playing the Game
Before a game can start, you need to create a “toss line” which is 15 feet away from the ladder, or approximately five paces away. You can adjust this closer or farther, depending on the age and skill of the players involved.

Ladder Golf is played in rounds, each round consists of all players tossing three bolas. The first player must toss all three bolas before the next player is able to toss his or her bolas. Bolas can be tossed in anyway the thrower prefers, as long as they are tossed individually and do not bounce off of or touch the ground.

The winner of the round, gets to go first the following round. Games are played until an exact amount of 21 points are earned. If a player goes over the exact point total, that players points for that round do not count. For example: A player with 18 points needs 3 points to get the exact score of 21 in order to win. If that player has 5 points hanging on the ladder after all the players have tossed all strands, none of those points count and the player will enter the next round with 18 points again needing 3 points to win.

In the case of a tie, the players that tie will play as many overtime rounds as needed until one player ends a complete round 2 points ahead of the other player. The 2 point rule only applies in overtime rounds. During regular play any player can win as long as that player is the only one to score an exact total of 21 points at the end of that round no matter how many points the other players have.

Points & Scoring
Different people make up different point values for the rungs, sometimes the top rung will be worth the most points, other people will have it worth the least — this is all due to preference. Traditionally, the top rung is worth three points, the middle rung is worth two points, and the bottom rung is worth one point. If all three bolos stay on the ladder after being tossed, players receive an extra point. The highest amount of points available per player is 10. This is accomplished by hanging all 3 bolas on the top (3 point) step.
After all teams have tossed all their bolas, scoring is determined by the bolas that are still hanging from the steps. Bolas that are knocked off during play do not count as points.

Team Play
Four players can play Ladder Golf by alternating play each round. Players simply alternate turns with teammates. Extra bolas can also be purchased so up to 4 players can play individually on the same ladder or a second ladder can be purchased for team play. With multiple ladders 2 players on opposite teams would be on one side and the other 2 opposing players would be at the other game ladder. One side would toss all bolas and the other team would toss them back. Same rules apply.

Cornhole

Getting Started
• For casual play, boxes are generally set up 24ft apart from front of box to box. (For tournament play, boxes are set up 27ft apart from front of box to box)
• To play the game you will need two teams.
• Teams can be made up of either one or two people each.
• For singles play (1 per team), opponents start and play from the same end.
• For doubles play (2 per team), teammates should line up next to opposite boxes and on opposite sides.
• Start with all bags (8) at one end.

How to Play
• Previous game winner or coin toss should determine which team throws the first bag.
• Alternate throws between teams until all bags are thrown.
• The foul line is made by the front of the boxes and all throws must be made from behind the foul line.
• If a player breaks the foul line or throws out of turn, the player will lose a turn.
• The team that scores the most points in a round, starts the throwing for the next round.
• If the round is tied the last team to win a round throws first.
• Any bag that touches the ground during a throw should be removed from the board and not counted.

Points
• 1 point for any bag thrown that is on the board but not touching the ground.
• 3 points for any bag in the hole
• Any bag that touches the ground during the throw or while hanging from the board does not count.
Tallying the Score
• For each throwing round, the team with the most points wins the round and subtracts the other team’s points from theirs.
• The difference is added to the team’s score that won the round.
• The first team to 21 wins.

Polish Horseshoes

What You’ll Need
You will need (2) Ski Poles, (2) empty beer bottles and one standard Frisbee. The game is best played on grass in a clear area, you will need (4) people.

Set Up
Stick one ski pole straight up into the ground firmly and make sure it stays secure in the grass. Now place the second ski pole about 15-20 yards away directly opposite the first ski pole.

Polish Horseshoes is played with teams of two and each team stands behind each ski pole. Place an empty beer bottle on top of your ski pole and try and balance it so it does not fall off.

Playing The Game
The point of the game is for each team member to throw the frisbee and try and knock the bottle off of the ski pole by either hitting the bottle or by hitting the ski pole. You must try and catch both the frisbee and beer bottle if it is hit or falls.

Teams need to stand behind their ski poles and cannot reach out and grab the frisbee before it hits. All players must have a drink in one of their hands at all time. One player from Team 1 begins by throwing the frisbee to try and hit the bottle or ski pole so the bottle falls. The players on Team 2 must now try and catch the frisbee as well as the bottle if it is hit or falls. If the frisbee does not knock the bottle off players must still try and catch the frisbee. A person from Team 2 now throws the frisbee and you continue in this order switching players each time.

Scoring
The first one to reach 21 points wins the game.
• A frisbee that is not caught and dropped by a player is worth 1 point for the other team.
• A beer bottle that either gets hit or falls from the ski pole and not caught is worth 2 points.
• An uncaught frisbee and uncaught beer bottle that is directly hit is worth 3 points.
• An uncaught frisbee and uncaught bottle resulting from the frisbee hitting the ski pole and not the bottle is worth 2 points.
• If the frisbee and beer bottle are both caught, zero points are awarded. All players must consume their beer by game end.