- Games in the first round
will be to "7" - and the winner must win by 2.
- Games in the second
and later rounds will most likely be expanded to "11" (time
permitting).
- It is up to each team to
decide who 'pitches' first. Players then take turns alternating throws.
- Men may only throw from
the further back boxes, while women have the option to throw from
either
the closer or further back boxes.
- Opponents may call 'foot
faults' if they choose however the first 'infraction' serves as a
warning while later 'infractions' result in the loss of the throw.
- Scoring is as follows:
Ringer: 3 points
Leaner: 2 points
within a horseshoe's width: 1 point
- The team with the most
points for a round scores cumulative points. For example,
if you have a ringer & another
shoe within one length and your teammate has a leaner and nothing
else, the first team would score 4 points while the later team
scores none.
- A 'Leaner'
counts whether it is leaning or actually touching. It MUST be physically
touching though.
- In the event of a 'double
ringer' - the team scores 6 points. If there is a triple ringer -
the team with the ringer advantage only scores 3 points.
- In the event of a tie score
for the round no points are scored.
- Any disputes should be
arbitrated by an agreed upon 3rd party chosen by both teams.
