Rules Library

Setup

Boards face each other 27 feet apart, front edge to front edge. Two players or two teams of two. Each side gets four bags. TO CONFIRM: Confirm 27ft for 4×2FT; recommended distance for 3×2FT

Throwing

Players throw from beside the board — behind the front edge, no stepping past it. Alternate throws until all eight bags are thrown. That’s one frame.

Cancellation scoring

Only one side scores per frame. Subtract the lower score from the higher — if you get 7 and they get 5, you score 2. Most backyard games use this.

Winning

First to 21. For a shorter game, play to 11. TO CONFIRM: Is a 2-point winning margin required?

House variants

See the House Rules Pack for handicaps, rotating partners, and the loser-stays-on ladder.

Scoring

Setup

Stack blocks three per layer, each layer turned 90° from the one below. Set it on flat, firm ground — grass is fine, soft sand is not. TO CONFIRM: Block count and starting layer count

Playing

On your turn, remove one block from anywhere below the top complete layer, using one hand only. Place it on top, again three per layer, turned 90°.

Losing

You lose if the tower falls on your turn, or if it falls while you’re placing a block. If it falls after you’ve let go and the next player has started, that’s on them — agree on this before you start, not after.

Two safety notes

Play it away from small children’s heads and away from anything glass. It falls loudly, and that’s the point.

House variants

Write a forfeit on each block. Whoever pulls it, does it. See "Loser Has To…" in the House Rules Pack.