Washer pitching

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Washer pitching is a physical game of skill that originated in the Southern United States. It is very similar to horseshoes.

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Boxes can vary in size but a standard size is 20in. X 20in.. Boxes can also come in a pentagon or octagon shape. The boxes are placed approximately 12-15 ft away from each other. Generally underhand tactics are used to throw the washers. The person throwing can stand next to or behind, but not in front of the box. Scoring is like horse shoes where the second team to go can wash-out/rebut any points that the first team may have scored and then add to their total. Games are normally played, but are not limited, to a final score of 7 or 10.

Diagram of Players' Positions and scoring
Diagram of Players' Positions and scoring
  • 1 point- in the box (Green area inside the box in diagram)
  • 2 points- on the rim of the box (Black perimeter of the diagram)
  • 3 points- in the center cup (Red circle in the diagram)

Each person starts with 3 washers (generally ¾ inch. in size) at each box. Rebuttal system is still applied.

The teams split up so that one teammate is at each box. The two individuals at box 1 go first. A goes and B can rebut any points that A gets. The person with the higher score subtracts their number of points from the amount in which the other makes.


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