How many of you would play a game that involved bowling balls, sledgehammers, where an object of the game to get your ball through all the hoops in the proper order, hit the flags, become a zombie, and knock out all your opponents?
Read More »Beer Pong (21 and Older)
Beer pong is best known as a drinking game that is typically played in college by people of legal drinking age. This game is now played worldwide in tournaments that have specific rules and regulations for the game.
Read More »Camogie Calls it a Sliotar
Camogie is an all female sport that is played all over the world but is very prominent in Ireland. Camogie is Hurling but for women. Players to use a wooden stick called a hurley to hit a small ball called a sliotar between the opponents’ goalposts. If the ball goes over the crossbar, the scoring team earns one point. If the ball goes under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper, the scoring team earns one goal, which is equivalent to three points.
Read More »Pesäpallo – Baseball in Finland
Pesäpallo is a Finnish version of baseball and is considered the national sport of Finland. This game is very similar to American baseball with the one major difference being that the vertical pitching.
Read More »Foosball – One Size Does Not Fit All
Table football or table soccer are other names that are commonly used for the recreational room sports game of Foosball. This game is similar to the game of soccer (football) but is an indoor game that is played with semi stationary characters attached to a horizontal rod in a larger box. The object of the game is to get the ball into the opponents goal; the team with the most points is the winner.
Read More »Skeet Shooting – They Call it a Ball
Skeet shooting was first created in 1920 to help hunters improve their wing shooting skills. From its popularity this past time has turned into a competitive sport that is even played in the Olympics. The game is played where two targets are shot from different houses that are across a field from each other. The shooter uses their shotgun to hit both targets before they hit the ground.
Read More »Gateball – A Fast-Paced Game
Gateball is fasted paced, team version of croquet that was created in Japan as a recreational sport for young people in 1947. It has been picked up and is now played internationally.
Read More »Woodball – Invented in Taiwan
Woodball was invented in Taiwan that has similar characteristics to goal; but instead of putting the ball into a small whole the ball roles through a small gate like croquet. This sport was picked up and turned into a game that is now played internationally.
Read More »Broomball’s Stick Has Evolved from the Broom
Broomball is a fun alternative to hockey. This sport has the same rules as traditional hockey but they use a stick that resembles a broom and a small ball instead of a puck.
Read More »Fistball is Similar to Volleyball
This game is similar to volleyball with the main difference being that a fist and your arm are the only thing that can hit the ball over the net. Fistball is played competitively all over the world and there are specific rules and regulations for game play.
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