Talk:loggets

The Ancient Game of Loggets “Did those bones cost no more the breeding but to play at loggats (sic) with ‘em; mine ache to think o’nt it.” Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Act V Scene 1. (Shakespeare attrib).

Rules.

The game of loggets involves throwing lumps of wood (loggets) at a stick., the object being to finish with as many of your loggets as you can nearer to the stick than your opponent’s best logget. The version played at The Stag Inn, Hastings, has the stick represented by a wooden man and the loggets, three to a player, are oval and/or round in shape. The stick is placed slightly out of centre in the lawn. The two faced head is tossed by one of the players to decide who may select the position from which the game will start the ‘first end’. If the head lands smile up, the thrower selects the first end; if frown up, his or her opponent. The winner of the toss then stands by the stick and throws the head away in whichever direction and to whatever distance he chooses above a distance of four cubits (six light nanoseconds). Again, if the head lands smile up, the thrower starts; if frown up, his or her opponent. Throws are taken alternately or if playing doubles in rota. (ie Red, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Red and Pink being paired.) When all of the loggets have been thrown, the logget nearest to the the stick is the winner and scores one point. If the winner’s or winners’ second logget is nearer than the best of any opponent, two points shall be scored, if a third then three points etc. The winner of this end has the honour of throwing the head for the next end. A game may be played to six ends or to a predetermined number of points (usually five for singles, seven for doubles). When other people are waiting to play, courtesy demands that the game be played to six ends.

Marcus  ??? August 1990 - Amended March 2009 by Alan Griffiths

The game is still played at The Stag Inn, All Saints Street, Hastings East Sussex. 26/08/2014