Washer tournaments are becoming more popular
at festivals across the state! In fact, the January 15-16 YAGA’s Annual Chili
Quest & Beer Fest in Galveston features not only over 100 craft beers, but
also a Washer Tournament – washers and beer go together!! So let’s learn how to
play! To set up your own washer course at home or at the beach, paint four
washers (2 3/8 inch in diameter) one color; paint four more another color. Remove
the contents, paper and ends from two 10 ounce Rotel tomato cans. Clean the cans. Pace off
20-21 feet and poke a screwdriver to mark each end of the washer course.
Clean a two foot area round the screwdrivers and gently slop the space down to the
center. Bury the cup with the lip at ground level. When standing at each cup
you should be able to see the opposite cup. Play with two teams of one, or two
teams of two. When playing with four people, place the two best players from
each team at the same cup, and their partners at the opposite cup. Fight over
which team throws first. Thereafter, the winning thrower’s team throws first. There is a special throwing technique but I
can’t explain it in writing. See South Padre Island beach images below.
Beginning Throw - R Arm Will Go Back From Here
Follow Through - Open Fingers and Let Washer Go
For scoring purposes, I will assume the washers are red and green. You will need a measuring device that is accurate to the millimeter! The eight washers are thrown. A red washer is closest to the cup or in the cup. Score
only those red washers that are closer to the cup than the closest of the green
washers. Score 3 points for each washer in the cup. Score 2 points for lippers
(washers touching the edge of the cup). Score one point for each of the other
qualifying red washers. If a red washer is in the cup and a green washer lands
on top of it, green wins and receives 3 points for the green washer AND 3
points for the red washer.
Scoring is Serious Business!
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