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The rules

Axe Throwing

​​​Points:

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  • 6 points for the bullseye

  • 4 points for the 2nd ring

  • 3 points for the 3rd ring

  • 2 points for the 4th ring 

  • 1 point for the 5th ring

  • 10 points for the blue balls, also known as the kill shot

    • ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE 10th AND FINAL ROUND, otherwise blue balls are worth 1 point.

Technicalities include:

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  • Touching the line

    • If the axe is in two rings simultaneously, then the player is awarded the points of the higher valued ring.

  • Stick and Stay

    • The axe must remain in the target for the throw to count. If the axe falls out before the axe is retrieved, then the throw will be counted as 0 points.

  1. Every participant has 4 matches.

  2. Each match is played against different opponents, selected at random and consists of the following:

    1. 10 throws per match.

    2. In each match, players will take 5 throws then switch sides.​​

    3. The winner of the match will be the person with the most points after 10 throws.

    4. In the event of a tie after 10 throws, there will be sudden death:

      1. The players will throw again (11th time) and the winner will be the person that scores the higher points during that throw.

      2. If both players tie again, they must continue with sudden death throws until there is a winner.

      3. Points are not counted or tallied during sudden death.​

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