Have fun making an array of outdoor games that people of all ages can enjoy! With 17 popular games to create in your workshop, including classics such as Limbo Dancing and Croquet, you will be able to entertain friends and family for hours and bring some friendly competition to your garden parties. You will only need basic woodworking skills, materials and tools to make the games. Each one has easy-to-follow step-by-step photographs and instructions, and there are plenty of diagrams to help you ensure your measurements are accurate. Once you have made the games you can read the instructions on how to play them, along with the all-important rules! Games include: • Lawn Darts • Giant Dominoes • Duck Shoot • Cornhole • Twelvepins • Tumbling Timbers • Quoits
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Cornhole • This throwing and scoring game has gripped people of all ages and walks of life for many years and playing it will almost certainly generate some lively competition. You get three points for tossing the corn-filled bag into the hole. Looks easy, doesn’t it?
Giant Dice • Throwing dice is one of the oldest games in history, dating back to thousands of years bce. It is one of the few games where you can make up your own rules for endless fun. This is probably one of the easiest projects to build. We used a nominal 96 x 4 x 4in (2440 x 100 x 100mm) post from the hardware store. Since these posts actually measure around 3½in (90mm) square, you only have to cut 3½in (90mm) sections to create cubes. This size fits perfectly in both large and small hands.
Tumbling Timbers • In this game of patience and dexterity, which is known by several different names, blocks are first stacked in a tower. Players then take turns to remove a block and place it on top until the tower becomes unstable and falls over. The clatter of the tower falling down is a climactic end to the game and the noise will draw attention from the whole household. Here, this popular indoor game is scaled up and taken outdoors to make the fun even greater.
Giant Tic-tac-toe • This simple strategy game for all ages is a staple of the game world. Our version is upsized for outdoor play and will avoid having to redraw a grid each time.
Join Four Up • This strategy game, known by many different names, is scaled up here for parties or outdoor gatherings where people want to exercise their competitive spirit. Two individuals or two teams compete to get four discs in a row.
Quoits • There are many variants of this traditional game. This simple and sturdy version is ideal for outdoor use at parties and fairs and will provide endless hours of fun.
Ladder Toss • This game for two or more players calls for throwing skills and a good eye for launching bolas at a target. Unlike the original use of the bolas as a hunting weapon, no animals are harmed in the making or playing of this game!
Duck Shoot • Unlike a video game, this hands-on outdoor game will test your skill and coordination in the real world, and maybe relieve some anger, too. There is nothing more satisfying than demolishing stacked-up targets—for fun only, of course.
Giant Dominoes • Dominoes is a simple game that has been around for hundreds of years. This giant-size version turns a traditional handheld or tabletop game into a fun outdoor activity for friends and family.
Bar Skittles • This precursor to modern-day bowling was once a popular pastime in bars. Our large version is ideal for playing in the yard. The table is easy to make and the pegs are cut from ready-made spindles that are actually intended for garden decking. Set the pins up on the table and then try and knock them over with the ball suspended on a string.
Croquet • Fun for all ages, this classic outdoor game is sure to spawn a few friendly rivalries. Use the mallet to knock your ball through the hoops in the right...
