Thursday, August 30, 2012

Tailgate Games

Every tailgate party has tailgate games and there are so many to choose from.

 Tailgate parties are social events usually held in the parking lot next to a stadium before a sporting event. The guests gather around the tailgate (open back end of a truck)-where food is usually placed-to eat and socialize. Tailgate parties are fun for people of all ages.


Here are some of the more popular Tailgate Games played at Tailgate Parties

  • Cornhole / Bean-Bag Toss / Baggo
  • Ladder Toss / Ladder Golf
  • Washers / Tailgate Horseshoes / Polish Horseshoes / Traditional Horseshoes
  • Bocce Ball Sets
  • Beer-Pong Tables

  • Beer Pong

     For the World Series of Beer Pong main event, 24 ounces of beer or water will be used per team and will be distributed evenly in the 6 front cups. The back 4 cups will be filled 1/3 with water. These water cups are not for consumption--they are to be reused every round.

    Cornhole

    There are many versions and rules for cornhole. Here is just one posted below.

    Cornhole Boards
    1. Place on a flat surface 27 feet apart (front to front).
    2. The cornhole board surface should be 2' x 4'.
    3. A 6” hole, centered 9” from the back and 12” from either side
    Cornhole Bags
    1. There should be 8 bags, 4 bags of each color.
    2. Each bag should be 6 inches by 6 inches and have 1 pound of corn inserted into each bag.
    Point System
    - 3 points for a cornhole bag that goes through the hole.
    - 1 point for a cornhole bag that is on the playing surface.
    - 1 point for a cornhole bag that is hanging into the hole.
    - 1 point for a cornhole bag that is hanging off the edge but not touching the ground.
    - 0 points for a cornhole bag that is on the playing surface, but also touching the ground.
    - 0 points for a cornhole bag that is hanging off the front edge and is resting on a cornhole bag that is on the ground. If you can remove the bag on the ground without the one on the board falling then a point is given.
    1. The team with the highest round score, adds the difference of the two scores to their game score.
    2. The team who wins the round is given honors to throw first in the next round.
    3. If both cornhole teams have the same round score then the game score stays the same and honors stays with the team who had it the previous round.

    Horseshoe

    Two persons, or two teams of two persons each may play the game.

    The players begin by choosing a set of two horseshoes based on color, traditionally green or red. Horseshoes will also be marked with an "A" or "B" in anticipation of the inevitable time when the paint is worn from the sets. The player to throw or pitch first is determined. This can be done by chance, or a pitch of one horseshoe from each player with the player getting closest to the stake determining the beginning order of play. (There is no scoring advantage to pitching first or last.)


     

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