Giant Quoits Classic Family Game Garden Indoor Outdoor Party Fun Playing Games

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Hire duration is usually 3 - 4 hours depending on game - Please let us know if you wish to hire for longer hours. In our two centuries of business, we have invented Ping Pong, ludo, snakes and ladders, Tiddly Winks, Happy Families and Snap - not to mention our production of the Staunton chessmen, which has become the most commonly used set of chess pieces at all levels. The full game is played outdoors using iron or steel quoits that are thrown at metal pins embedded in beds of soft clay. Jaques have been making Quoits game sets for over 100 years and this new Garden Quoits continues to provide wonderful handcrafted games for families to enjoy. The Long Game is as much a test of strength as skill with heavy metal quoits weighing up to 10lb being tossed 18 or 21 yards at a pin that is flush with the clay and consequently barely visible.

The first player therefore usually endeavours to block the second player's quoit by a covering the pin with the body of the quoit or maybe by positioning a quoit right in front of the stake. Two versions of traditional outdoor Quoits are played - "The Northern Game" played in the North of England and "The Long Game" played in Scotland, Wales and North Suffolk, England. These included early and late Neolithic flint, much of which comprised burnt, retouched tools and pottery ranging in date from early Neolithic (20 sherds) through to the Late Neolithic, Early/Middle Bronze Age and Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. It's a lot of fun for children and is ideal for summer parties, fetes, pubs or weddings and corporate events.John Welham, Education Officer for the Cornwall Heritage Trust, has prepared two packs to be used in schools. Quoits is a classic, traditional game, requiring skill and accuracy, where everyone can compete on equal terms. Willowbrook Nursery and Garden Centre aim to ensure that any problems are handled swiftly and professionally.

More popular in England is the Northern Game which is played at the shorter distance of 11 yards and features a pin that sticks slightly out of the ground so a ringer properly encircles the stake.

The game is more tactical because only the top ringer scores which obviously gives a nominal advantage to the player who tosses second.