Beach or Sward Quoits
The traditional game of Quoits is centuries old and was played with steel
quoits in clay pits. Where clay pits weren't available, people just stuck
a stake into the ground and aimed the steel rings at that - this informal
form of the game was often called "Sward Quoits".
Rope quoits developed on ships - sailors used quoits made from rope and either attached a stake to a wall or used an upstanding part of the ship (such as the belaying pin) as a target.
This lightweight travel version of traditional quoits is supplied with a single pin and 5 rope quoits (without metal ring) in canvas drawstring bag. Although the game is played with rope, the game itself is just like the old English game of Sward Quoits and it's a great game to take to the beach or just for playing in the back garden.
Base measures 9.5 inches square. Height 13 inches.
The game comes with a single pin which works fine. However, people who don't wish to walk backwards and forwards between each end could buy two games and have a pin at either end.
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A few facts about Shut the Box
It's not known exactly where Shut the box originated from. Most theories point to a source in Northern France; some specify Normandy and the Channel Islands as the specific location and claim that it has been played there for at least two hundred years. There is only evidence for it within England from the middle of the twentieth century, it having reputedly been brought to the South of England from the Channel Islands in 1958 by a Mr. 'Chalky' Towbridge.. One source claims that Shut the Box is also common in Zambia!
An old pub gambling favourite, Shut the Box uses two dice and a special wooden playing tray. The tray features the numbers 1 - 9 in a row, each of which has a hinged cover and a turn involves repeatedly throwing the dice and shutting or covering a number or pair of numbers each throw. The turn ends when no numbers can be covered upon the throw of the dice at which point the player's total is calculated. The ultimate aim is to completely cover all numbers or "shut the box" which results in the best possible score of zero.
For more information on Shut the Box, see the Online Guide to Traditional Games.