How To Play

Play may start from either end of the board which can either be designated by the Tournament Director and/or the players flip of a coin (e.g., heads, play starts on one end; tails, play starts on opposite end). Then the initial startup for shooting and weight color are decided by the opponent players flipping a coin (one flips, other calls heads or tails). The winner of the flip may elect to choose the weight "color" of choice or the "hammer". The hammer is the last weight (4th shot) in a round (i.e., the other team shoots first, if you win the flip and select hammer). It is considered advantageous to have the hammer. When color and shooting order are decided, the fun and play begins!

The team without the hammer shoots first. The other team shoots second. Players continue to alternate shooting until all 4 weights of each team's color are used. At this time, points are counted and play continues from the opposite end. The team which scored points on the previous round must shoot first on the next round. If no points are scored on the preceding round (e.g., all weights are knocked off) than the hammer changes. In other words, the team that had the hammer during the round where no points were scored must shoot first the next round. Play continues in this manner until one team reaches the designated points (typically is 15-points).