Ladder toss
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Ladder toss[1] is a lawn game played by throwing bolas (two balls connected by a string) onto a ladder.
The items needed to play are two ladders and a set of three bolas per team. Each ladder has three rungs, each rung scoring a different point value. One common method of scoring is to have the rungs be one, two and three points. In one variety the top is worth 1, middle is 2, and bottom is 3.[2] Points are tallied at the end of each round, after all teams have thrown their bolas. The bolas suspended on the ladder score the points for that rung, often with the goal of getting at least 21 points to win.
The balls on the bolas are often golf balls, but may be any uniform weight. They are sometimes plastic balls or a monkey’s fist knot. Teams are distinguished by having their own color. For example, Team One may have three bolas with blue string, Team Two may have red string and Team Three may have purple string. Also, the teams may have different colors of balls. Ladder toss may be played with two people (one person per team) or up to six people (three teams of two people).
In some rules, if a player scores over that number, must either revert to his previous total or go down that number of points. Depending on house rules, if both teams score on the same rung, those points do not count, or if balls are looped around other balls, those do not count. Other rule sets allow points in both instances.
The rungs may be plastic pipe, wood or other materials.
The game is often played while tailgating at sporting events.[2]
