WALES OR WELSH BORDERS, 19TH CENTURY | Pub 'Table Quoits' Game

with three rope hoops

Decorative and of great charm. The central ring with a split. The peg finial with a chip. There is much pitting and wear to the back from old worm. One rope ring or 'quoit' missing - easily replaced, Wear from play. How to Play Five points are awarded for a quoit landing cleanly over the pin, two points for a quoit landing cleanly in the dish, and one point for a quoit landing cleanly on the outer circular section of the board. The scoreboard consists of numbers running from 1 to 10, 11 or 12, and the object of the game is to score each of these numbers separately using four or fewer quoits, the first side to achieve this being the winner.
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Indoor 'table quoits' is traditionally a pub game which originates from mid and south Wales and along the Welsh borders. Two teams, sometimes the host pub and that of another pub play. The game consists of four sets of single games, followed by three games of doubles. Players are positioned around 8½ feet from the board and throw their rings onto a peg or spike which, like the present lot, is centred on two recessed sections, an inner section called 'the dish' and a outer section. Points being awarded for where the quoit falls.