How Do You Play A Game Of Horseshoes?
The game of horseshoes has a long history of being one of the more popular activities at family reunions, company picnics or just friendly gatherings. Learning the rules of a game of horseshoes is simple and can provide for hours of fun. Choose sides! Horseshoes can be played competitively with 2 or 4 players. In the two player game, each player tosses two horseshoes toward the pitch at the opposite end. In a four player game, each player tosses two horseshoes while his or her teammate is stationed at the other end of the pitch. Flip a coin. The general rules of horseshoes call for a simple coin flip to determine which player or team goes first. Set up the horseshoe pitch. A “pitching box” should be set up at each end of the playing area, forty feet apart. The pitching box should be six feet in diameter and filled with sand or other soft material to absorb the impact of the horseshoe. Inside the pitching box, located in the center, should be a metal stake 12-15″ above the ground and ro
