"Tie One On" Outdoor Game Great outdoor game for the whole family. Fun outdoor game for kids and adults. This unique outdoor game plays like horse shoes, but with a "twist". Sets up in seconds and have hours of fun. Object is to loop the balls over the rungs and add up the points for great family fun. Great outdoor game for Kids or Adults Great for... Backyard Parties - Family Reunions Church Picnics - Youth Groups Birthday Parties - Camping Easy Assembly. Unassemble for convenient storage and transporting. Dont' Be Fooled By Other Outdoor Games Selling Just One Game Assembly For The Same Price, or even MORE!! Ours includes 2 game assemblies (one for each end of the playing area). Assembly instructions and rules for play. For 2 or 4 players. Click Here For Rules Of Play $59.95 COMPLETE!! plus S/H via UPS Ground

"This is a great outdoor game for the whole family. The most fun we've had in a long time! It's so nice to get our whole family doing things together.  A great, fun outdoor game."
D. Toale, Independence, IA.

"We were looking for something to take camping. This is an excellent outdoor game. The kids love it and we can pack it in our camper easily!"
A. Horstmann, Bristol, VA

OUTDOOR GAME - OBJECT OF THE GAME

The object of the outdoor game Tie One On is to be the first player/team to earn exactly 21 points (or 15 points if you desire a quicker game) by wrapping the golf balls around the three scoring rungs.

OUTDOOR GAME - SETTING UP

Start by setting the game stands approximately 12 paces apart (distance can vary depending on age of players and desired difficulty).  If playing with 2 players, the players will decide what player will play with the white golf balls and who will play with the colored golf balls.  Both players will start at one end and throw towards the opposite game stand.

The most common way is to play with 4 players.  Teams consist of two players (For example, Team A – Player 1 and Player 2; Team B – Player 1 and Player 2).  One member of each team stands by each game stand (Team A Player 1 and Team B Player 1 stand at one end, and Team A Player 2 and Team B Player 2 stand at the other end).

OUTDOOR GAME - PLAYING THE GAME / SCORING

Flip a coin to decide which team goes first (Let’s say Team A won the toss…).

The player who goes first (Team A Player 1) should stand to the side of the game stand and toss 1 golf ball rope towards the stand on the opposite end.  Note: the player’s feet should not be in front of the stand - use the stand as a “line” to throw behind.  Play alternates with Team B Player 1 throwing next and back and forth until each player has thrown their 3 golf ball ropes.

Each golf ball rope that stays on one of the Scoring Rungs of the game stand earns a points.  The top rung is worth 2 points, the middle rung is worth 3 points, and the bottom rung is worth 1 point (the colored stripes on the rungs indicate the point value).

During play, if each team lands a golf ball rope on the same rung, the points are cancelled out.  For example, if Team A Player 1 lands a golf ball rope on the top rung, they earn 2 points.  If Team B Player 1 also lands a golf ball rope on the top rung during his/her throws, they cancel the 2 points Team A earned and neither team earns points for those throws.  Now, if either team lands another golf ball rope on that same rung, they earn those points, unless of course, the other team cancels that one out as well.  In other words, for each rope of Team A’s that is on a rung with a rope of Team B’s, those points are cancelled out. 

After Team A Player 1 and Team B Player 1 finish tossing their 3 golf ball ropes and the points are totaled, the players on the other end now have their turn (Team A Player 2 and Team B Player 2).  Whichever team scored the most points in the first round is the team that starts throwing in the second round (if no points are scored in the first round, revert to the team that won the coin toss).

Play continues back and forth until one team has earned 21 points.  Exactly 21 points must be earned and if a team goes over 21, the number of points they scored to put them above 21 gets subtracted from their point total at the beginning of the round, and that is their new score.  Here’s an example:

Team A is at 19 points; Team B is at 10 points.  At the end of the next round Team A has earned 5 points (they landed a golf ball rope on the top rung – 2 points and one on the middle rung – 3 points) and Team B has earned 0 points.  Because Team A only needed 2 more points to get 21 but they scored 5, they must subtract those 5 points from their 19 and are now down to 14.  Play continues until one team reaches exactly 21 points.