AXE THROWING

Players take turns throwing the safety hatchets at the target. Each section of the target is assigned point values. Points are accumulated after every round until one player reaches 21 points. The first player or team that reaches 21 points wins!

Setup:

• Set up the axe throw target according to the instructions
• Establish a throwing line about 10-15 ft. from the target.
• Determine a throwing order, usually going from youngest to oldest.
• Try a few warm up throws.

Scoring:

• 1 Point: Throw lands in the GREY section of the target.
• 2 Points: Throw lands in the BLUE section of the target.
• 3 Points: Throw lands in the WHITE section of the target.
• 4 Points: Throw lands in the RED section of the target.
• 0 Points: Throw that misses the target completely, or doesn’t stick in the target
• The first team to reach 21 points wins the game.
• If a hatchet lands on the border of two point zones, award the points to whichever zone the majority of the blade lands.
• If it’s evenly in two zones, award the higher point value.

Game play:

• Players take turns throwing the 4 hatchets and tallying their own scores.
• Play continues until one player reaches 21 points. Once a player reaches 21, each player gets one last chance to reach 21.
• If at least one player reaches 21 (or more), the game goes to sudden death.
• In the sudden death round, the player with the highest round score wins! If after one round, there’s