"Horse Balls"
(A variation on the game of horse shoes)

Equipment
A dozen golf balls - two different colors (6 each)
Thin rope
3/4" PVC pipe
Two PVC elbow joints per stand (two stands needed)
Six PVC t-joints per stand

Dimensions
    Uprights - 12" apart vertically and 25" wide
    Feet - 20" out from center; do not glue vertical section to feet in
        order to disassemble for easier storage (flat)
    Drill hole through each golf ball; tie knots in a piece of rope 12" apart
        then feed rope through the hole in the golf balls and tie another knot to
        secure golf ball (should have a knot on each side of the golf ball)
*NOTE* A caution on the golf balls: do not use older, wound golf balls which
                    will either say "wound" or "balata" on them; they have compressed liquid
                    centers, and will spray potentially harmful substance if drilled as
suggested.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rules
    Similar to horse shoes, there are two teams of two people - one team member stationed at each stand.. The distance between stands can vary by level of play desired. One person throws all three sets of balls then the other person throws theirs. If they catch the top bar it is worth 3 points, middle bar 2 points, bottom bar 1 point. If an opposing team member catches the same rung neither receives points. Play to 11 or 21, whichever suits your time frame. The team that received points start the next round.

Thank you Paul McCawley for the name for this game!