41. 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Quoits - Wikisource Q UOITS (O. Fr. coiter, quoiter, to incite), a pastime resembling the ancient discusthrowing which formed one of the five games of the Greek pentathlon (see D ISCUS), the two http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Quoits

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43. BBC - Mid Wales Sport - Quoits Linda Evans writes a report on the quoits sport in mid wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/sport/pages/quoits.shtml

@import '/includes/bbcpage/v3-3/toolbar.css'; Skip to main content Text only version of this page Access keys help Home Explore the BBC 1 November 2010 Accessibility help Text only BBC Homepage Wales Home ... Music Local BBC Sites News Sport Weather Travel Neighbouring Sites North East Wales North West Wales South East Wales South West Wales Related BBC Sites Wales Cymru Canolbarth Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! Quoits Last updated: 12 November 2007 Wales v Scotland Quoits International 2007... Linda Evans from Caersws is Joint Secretary of the Welsh Quoiting Board. She was at the Annual Quoits International between Wales and Scotland on 26 July 2003 and sent us this report. "There are minutes of the Montgomeryshire County Quoiting League dating date back as far as 1924. Montgomeryshire County Quoits League was established comprising the six villages of Tregynon, Llandyssil which boasted an A and B team, Bwlchyffridd, Bettws, Caersws, New Mills. The County Quoiting League in Montgomeryshire was still running at least until 1950. The annual quoits international between Wales and Scotland, held at Felinfach near Lampeter on Saturday 26 July, was won by Wales who beat Scotland by 202 points to 111.

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46. How To Play Quoits | EHow.com To play the game of quoits, you use metal rings and stakes. The game is one of precision, handeye coordination and muscle development since the rings weigh about 3 lbs. each http://www.ehow.com/how_2343223_play-quoits.html

Family Food Health Home Money Style More Home Games How to Play Quoits More Articles Like This How to Make Horseshoe Pits Deck Tennis Rules Rules for Texas Horseshoes Related Topics Rules For Texas Horseshoes Play Play Play Play The Game Play The Game Play The Game Play The Game Play That Play That Play That Beat ... Play a Trombone How To Play a Trombone How To Play a Trombone How to Play Quoits By an eHow Contributor I want to do this! What's This? To play the game of quoits, you use metal rings and stakes. The game is one of precision, hand-eye coordination and muscle development since the rings weigh about 3 lbs. each. Quoits resembles horseshoes in many ways and is a great game to add to your next family picnic. Difficulty: Moderate Instructions Things You'll Need: Large outside area 2 hobs, or stakes Quoits Set up the quoits area. When you play the game of quoits you need to drive hobs, stakes, into the ground at a distance of 54 feet from each other. The hobs are the target for the rings. Buy enough rings for everyone. Each player gets to shoot two quoits, or metal rings, at the hobs on the other side. The quoits are circles with an interior hole 4 inches in diameter and a lip that's 2 inches wide. The players alternate throws at the hob. Toss the rings at one hob first. When you play quoits, focus on pitching to one hob at a time. All players stand behind the opposite hob and throw 2 quoits during their turn.

47. Dagonell's Game Of The Month: Quoits, Dobblers And Horseshoes Game of the Month quoits, Dobblers and Horseshoes by Dagonell . The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association says that the game of horseshoes dates back to the Roman empire. http://www.heronter.org/Library/GameoftheMonth/horseshoes.html

Game of the Month: Quoits, Dobblers and Horseshoes by Dagonell The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association says that the game of horseshoes dates back to the Roman empire. While modern play sets may never have been near a horse, actual horseshoes were used in tournament play right up until 1909. The game may have started with blacksmith's children playing with old worn out and cast off shoes. Quoits is played with fully closed rings, slightly concave on top and slightly convex on the bottom. Horseshoes is played with U-shaped open rings. The Encyclopedia Britannica states that modern quoits evolved from the Greek throwing of the discus. Timothy Finn, the author of Pub Games of England disagrees with that saying that it reflects the author's "scholarly absorption with the classical past." I tend to agree. The discus is a contest of sheer distance, quoits has a fixed distance and is a competition for accuracy. The rules for quoits and horseshoes are virtually identical, only the shape of the projectile is different. While we tend to think of all horseshoes being U-shaped, this is not the case. Some horseshoes are closed rings, either to better conform to a specific breed of horse or to help protect a hoof injury. I speak from experience, I spent a summer apprenticed to a mundane blacksmith. In some parts of England, quoits are still referred to as "shoes", and horseshoes are thought of as the "rustic" version of quoits. In 1337, war with France was all but imminent. Edward III passed an edict declaring all sports and leisure activities except archery to be unlawful. It was hoped that this would encourage Englishmen to spend more time practicing with the longbow. While quoits was not specifically mentioned then, it was listed as an 'inportune game' in a similar edict by Richard II in 1388. While the actual law wasn't repealed until James I took the throne in the early 17th century, we know that the game was still played.

48. Indoor Table Quoits - Online Guide Indoor Table quoits History, information, where to buy Early quoits. Please see the full quoits page for the full history of outdoor quoits from which the Indoor game derives http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Quoits-Indoor.htm

Home The Online Guide to Traditional Games Features Board Games Indoor Quoits - History and Useful Information Lawn Games Pub Games Game Index Table Games ... About Early Quoits Please see the full Quoits page for the full history of outdoor Quoits from which the Indoor game derives. Indoor Quoits While two versions of Outdoor Quoits have managed to make it through the trials of the late 20th century, an indoor version of the game has also managed to thrive around the debatable border between Wales and England. The heart of indoor quoits beats loudest in pubs around Powys, Wales and Evesham, England but it is also popular in Gloucestershire, Worcester and Hereford in England. The history of Indoor Quoits, Evesham Quoits, Table Quoits or Dobbers is not at all clear but the best guess seems to be that somebody decided to invent an indoor version of the outdoor game towards the end of the nineteenth century. The board shown is from the author's collection.

49. Farmhouse Bed And Breakfast - Tiverton - Mid Devon 17th Century Family Farmhouse set in the centre of the tranquil village of Stoodleigh. http://quoit-at-cross.co.uk

Farmhouse bed and breakfast Tiverton - Devon Quoit-at-Cross - Stoodleigh - Tiverton Wake up and enjoy your hearty breakfast in our charming inglenook dining room.with fresh bread and homemade marmalade, a breakfast to set you up for the day! Special diets can be catered for - just let us know. We are conveniently situated, only 10 minutes from the A361 (north Devon link road) and A396 Exe Valley Way. Close by there are plenty of interesting places to visit ; Historic Tiverton, National Trust Houses and Gardens, RHS Rosemoor, the cathedral city of Exeter, coasts and of course wonderful Exmoor National Park. We are also just 10 minutes walk from the popular wedding venue of Stoodleigh Court. From our highest fields you can see Exmoor, together with panoramic views of the beautiful rolling Devonshire hills. There are many local walks just leave your car here and immerse yourself in the surrounding countryside. Visit the local Badgerwatch and see wildlife so close you can almost touch it! ***2010 SPECIAL OFFER*** Three Night Special Special offer this season....

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