The Goldsmith's had a lot of fun at our Easter get-together playing archery games.  We started off with a few games of tic-tac-toe with a bag target. After that, we played a game that we invented called "Bocci Bow".  It's a sort of variation of the popular game Bocci Ball. We used a throwing target like the one pictured below.  Playing with teams of two, we threw the target, used a range-finder to get the distance, and then one player from each team shot at the target. Before you shot, you had to call out which spot you were shooting at.  If you called and hit a small spot, it was worth 3 points, if you called and hit a big spot, it was worth 2 points, and if you hit the target, but not where you called, you got one point. We played to 21, and we weren't allowed to go over 21. It was a really fun game, and everyone had a blast playing it!  If you're interested in playing, Plum Creek Archery sells the Rinehart throwing target for around $30. 
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Tom Goldsmith
04/29/2011 14:01

AS one of the players, I have to say it was challanging, but not too much as to scare off the novice shooter. We had two players that never shoot bows, and they contributed and really enjoyed it. We saw only one caution. If an arrow is hit near the side, the target will turn. If turned far enough, the next arrow shot could contact the first arrow from the side and cause damage. Otherwise, I LOVED every minute of it.

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