Simple Game Provides Hours Of Fun
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I was on vacation last winter in Florida when my wife and I went into a little restaurant called the Island Cow on Sanibel Island. The theme was "cow" and the whole place was full of pictures of cows, statuettes of cows, Holstein black and white paint, etc.
There was a waiting list so we were directed to the back patio to wait in the warm sunshine. As we did I noticed some kids over in a corner gathered around a wood post. I headed over and found out they were playing a simple game, called appropriately enough, the "Ring Game".
The post, painted "cow white and black", was about 8 ft. tall with a horizontal piece on top sticking out about 4 ft. There was a large metal hook screwed into the post about halfway up and a metal ring about 2 in. dia. hanging on a string from an eye hook screwed into the horizontal piece up above. The string holding the ring was just long enough so the ring could catch on the hook. The object of the game was to stand back away from the post and swing the ring so it would catch on the hook.
It was obviously addictive and people kept crowding around to try it. Some kids didn't want to go inside when their names were called. I tried it myself and found it to be a lot harder than it looks. It was also addictive.
When we got to our table, I asked the waitress about it and she said they sell the Ring Game as a kit right at the restaurant. It includes instructions, a couple metal hooks, a ring and a piece of brightly colored red string. I bought it for $12, although you could easily put it together with a dollar's worth of stuff from the hardware store.
When we got back to Minnesota, I installed the game under our deck, with the hook in one of the support posts and the eye hook holding the string and ring screwed into one of the joists up above. Ever since, I've been trying to beat both my kids and wife.
Give it a try. You'll like it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Island Cow, 2163 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, Fla. 33957 (ph 239 472-0606; website: www.islandcow.com).
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Simple Game Provides Hours Of Fun AG WORLD 28-3-21 I was on vacation last winter in Florida when my wife and I went into a little restaurant called the Island Cow on Sanibel Island. The theme was "cow" and the whole place was full of pictures of cows, statuettes of cows, Holstein black and white paint, etc.
There was a waiting list so we were directed to the back patio to wait in the warm sunshine. As we did I noticed some kids over in a corner gathered around a wood post. I headed over and found out they were playing a simple game, called appropriately enough, the "Ring Game".
The post, painted "cow white and black", was about 8 ft. tall with a horizontal piece on top sticking out about 4 ft. There was a large metal hook screwed into the post about halfway up and a metal ring about 2 in. dia. hanging on a string from an eye hook screwed into the horizontal piece up above. The string holding the ring was just long enough so the ring could catch on the hook. The object of the game was to stand back away from the post and swing the ring so it would catch on the hook.
It was obviously addictive and people kept crowding around to try it. Some kids didn't want to go inside when their names were called. I tried it myself and found it to be a lot harder than it looks. It was also addictive.
When we got to our table, I asked the waitress about it and she said they sell the Ring Game as a kit right at the restaurant. It includes instructions, a couple metal hooks, a ring and a piece of brightly colored red string. I bought it for $12, although you could easily put it together with a dollar's worth of stuff from the hardware store.
When we got back to Minnesota, I installed the game under our deck, with the hook in one of the support posts and the eye hook holding the string and ring screwed into one of the joists up above. Ever since, I've been trying to beat both my kids and wife.
Give it a try. You'll like it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Island Cow, 2163 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, Fla. 33957 (ph 239 472-0606; website: www.islandcow.com).
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