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Engravings dating back to c. 1300 [1]: 33 show a game being played that is an early variant of either ground billiards or one-on-one field hockey (assuming there was any significant difference other than game speed and vigour), sometimes within a bounded area. A similar game has survived to modern times, in the form of box hockey (which uses a ...
[4] [5] [6] Instead of yelling "goose" to signal which player must chase the picker, the picker yells "gray duck!" or "duck, duck, gray duck!" or "duck, duck, gray duck!" This version of the game is trickier, as the picker must call various colors or adjectives, such as saying "green duck, purple duck, yellow duck, gross duck, grape duck, gray ...
Example of beach cricket being played at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia. The bowler bowls to batter, while the rest field. Backyard cricket, also known as bat ball, street cricket, beach cricket, corridor cricket, garden cricket, gully cricket (on the Indian subcontinent) and box cricket (in instances of shorter grounds), is an informal variant of cricket.
Played under the auspices of The National Quoits Association, formed in 1986. In this game, the pins are 11 yards (10 metres) apart, with their tops protruding 3–4 inches (8–10 centimetres) above the clay. Quoits measure about 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (14 cm) in diameter and weigh around 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb (2.5 kg). [6]
Tennikoit can be played indoors or outside, on any surface which includes red sand, clay, and cement. Courts measure 12.2 by 5.5 metres, regardless of playing singles or doubles, and are divided by a centre line. Each playing zone is 5.2 by 2.75 meters. The height of the net that divides the court another direction is 1.8 meters.
There are approximately 33 teams across 3 divisions, playing within a 5-mile radius of Devizes. The top division plays front-pin rules whereby only pins knocked down after the front pin count. In the Westbury Skittles League, [10] teams consist of 8 players, games consist of 5 legs, and players throws 3 balls per leg. Points are awarded to the ...
Twenty-one [14] or twenty-three game pieces [15] are used in kubb: Ten kubbs, rectangular wooden blocks 10–15 cm tall and 5–7 cm square on the end. One king, a larger wooden piece 25–30 cm tall and 7–9 cm square on the end, sometimes adorned with a crown design on the top. Six batons, 25–30 cm long and 2.5–4.4 cm in diameter.
This page lists sports and games which have traditionally been played in rural areas. Predominantly they come from the British Isles. Some take the form of annual events in a particular location associated with the tradition. Others have become more widespread, being played in local fairs or festivities in different areas. Some are pub games ...