If you’re looking for a game that’s fun, simple, and cheap to assemble, Ladder Toss is the game for you! The ladders are easy to create and assemble yourself, with just a quick trip to a home improvement store and about $20. The golf ball bolos are something you can make yourself or grab online for about $20. Ladder Toss is a great game that you can take with you anywhere.
The ability to take your ladders apart means that you’ll always have room to take this game along with you. The game pieces are light enough that players both young and old will be able to compete.
Ladder Toss — “In a Nutshell”
Equipment:
- 2 – Ladder Toss Ladders
- 6 – bolos ( or bolas ). 3 of each color.
Set Up:
- Place the Ladders 15 to 21 feet apart
( Adjust the distance, accordingly. Shorter for younger players is fine ) - Give 3 bolos to each team. ( different colors for each team )
Game Play: ( doubles )
- Partners shall stand across from each other at opposite ladders.
- Each team has 3 bolos. All 6 bolos start on the same side.
- Decide who goes first. You could flip a coin, toss a single bolo for high score, or just agree between players.
- Players alternate throwing one bolo at a time until all 3 are tossed.
- After all 6 bolos are tossed, teams count the points scored during the round.
- After scoring, the players on the opposite end will then take their turns in the same manner. The team scoring the most points in the previous round will throw first to start the turn.
- Game is played to 21 points.
- Singles Play: the players will both walk to the opposite end, throwing the next set from there.
Scoring:
3 points -top ladder rung
2 points – middle ladder rung
1 point – bottom ladder rung
- Scoring is done by cancellation. After each round, the difference between both players scores is the score given to the highest scoring player. If both players score the same amount, no one will receive any points.
Examples
- Team A hangs a bolo on the top rung for 3 points and one on the middle rung for 5 total points. Team B hangs 2 bolos on the bottom rung and one on the middle rung for a total of 4 points. Team A would score 1 point for the round.
- Team A hangs one bolo on each rung for a total of 6 points. Team B hangs two bolos on the top rung for a 6 points. As each team has scored the same amount, the points cancel out and no points are gained.
Additional Info:
Ladder Toss is known by several other names, too. You might also hear it called Ladder Golf, Bolo Toss, Polish Horseshoes, Hillbilly Horseshoes, Hillbilly golf, redneck golf, Ladder Ball, Monkey Balls, Testicle Toss, Monkey Ball, Dingle Balls or one of the other 100 names!
Ladder Toss Game Links:
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Ladder Golf Forum
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Game Building
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hey thank you for giving informations about the equipments needed to create Ladder golf game ..You have said about how to set it up…You have also given how much it will cost to play Ladder golf..I like this game..Thank you for sharing the information..
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