GAME SETUP:
1.
Playing Area – Select an open area that provides approximately 25 ft. (7.62 m) --approx. ten paces apart-
-between the two foul lines (front of the Ladder Ball frames). Allow children to set the distance with their
own stride. The width of the court depends on the skill level of the players.
2.
Play is between two players or teams. One member from each team will stand next to each ladder.
Players will want to make sure to stand away from the ladder when not tossing the bolos.
RULES OF THE GAME:
• Object of the Game – To “out-toss” your opponents by wrapping your bolos around the scoring
rungs. First Player/Team to reach 21 points wins!
• Game Play - For the first round, decide Player 1 and/or Team 1 by tossing a coin, or some other
suitable method. For following rounds, the team scoring the highest points in the previous round
is the first to toss in the next round.
• Each round consists of one person (either Player 1 or Player 1/Team 1) tossing bolos. Play
continues alternating Player/Team until each player has had one bolo toss.
• Bolos may be tossed in any way the player chooses, as long as they are tossed individually.
• Players must not step across the foul line (front edge of the Ladder Ball Frame) during a throw,
or the results of that throw will be reversed (other bolos that were moved will be restored to their
position before that throw).
• Scoring - Points accumulate with each bolo landing on a rung. Bolos may wrap around another
bolo with both bolos scoring. If that second bolo has one ball on either side of the next rung
down, it scores points from both rungs. A cord may also wrap around a vertical bar between
rungs.
• Point Values (based on difficulty level) are as follows:
Top Rung (Blue) = 3 Points
Middle Rung (Orange) = 2 Points
Bottom Rung (Yellow) = 1 Point
• No Score - bolos that miss the ladder or bounce off the ground do not count in scoring.
• To Win – There are alternatives for declaring a winner: 1) the winning team must lead by at least
two points; or 2) requiring an exact score to win. If a round’s score would put a team over twenty-
one, that round’s score is not used.
25 ’ (7.62 m)
FOUL LINE
FOUL LINE
PLAYER 1 / TEAM 1
PLAYER 2 / TEAM 1
PLAYER 2 / TEAM 2
PLAYER 1 / TEAM 2
Game Instructions
