Hook & Ring Toss Game Instructions: 6 Steps
Hook and ring toss — also sold as the ring on a string game, or as a pub ring game — is a single-piece dexterity game: a ring on a string, a hook on a base, and one rule. Swing the ring, catch it on the hook. It takes about four seconds to explain and […]
What are Good Backyard Games?
A good backyard game passes four tests. It sets up in under two minutes, it can be played by a five-year-old and an adult in the same round, it survives being left out overnight, and it does not need a rulebook. Most products sold as backyard games fail at least two of those. This page […]
What Is the Wood Game Called?
“Wood game” is not the name of a game. It is a category, and the confusion it causes is real: one person means the tower of blocks, another means the Viking throwing game, a third means the board with the pegs and the discs. Buyers searching the phrase usually have a photograph in mind and […]
What is the Best Wood Game for a Family Game Night?
The best family game is not the one with the highest rating. It is the one that gets played, and four properties decide that: the age range it covers, the length of a round, whether the player count can change, and how much of the first round is spent reading rules. Wooden games do well […]
What Type of Outdoor Games Are Most Popular?
Asking which outdoor games are most popular usually produces a list of whatever trended last summer. That list is not useful for a buyer, because popularity on social media and popularity at the till are different things. A game can be everywhere in video and sell in single units; another can be invisible online and […]
How to Make Outdoor Hook and Ring Game
A hook and ring game is a plank, a hook, a ring and a string. It costs very little to make and the geometry is the only hard part, which is why so many home-made versions end up unplayable. This is the build, with the numbers that actually decide whether the ring lands on the […]