Contains 5 hardwood screw in pegs, red and green painted base and 4 real rope quoits.
Forget your rope rings and rubber quoits; these are the genuine article.
In Greek legend, Crocus was a beautiful young man who played a game of quoits in with the messenger god, Mercury.
In the clubâs own archives it is noted that in the 1920s a bed for playing quoits was âto be put in orderâ .
In the clubâs own archives it is noted that in the 1920s a bed for playing quoits was âto be put in orderâ.
Players toss a coin to decide who starts and take turns to throw all four quoits at the spike.
Steel quoits is a game probably derived from the ancient martial sport of Discus throwing.
The usual fun and games of shuffleboard, deck quoits and table tennis had passengers doing battle with the cruise staff.
The younger ones occupied themselves as before, some playing cards (there was plenty of money, though there was no food), some with more innocent games, such as quoits and skittles.
Their dress is entirely of dark blue colour, the turban being also blue, high and pointed; on it are fastened three steel quoits.
These hobbies included keeping racing pigeons, whippet racing, football, quoits, darts and dominoes.