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Rusca Ball

An outdoor game using two targets similar to ladders, three bolas per team and a brain. Variations of this game include 'laddergolf', 'ladder ball', 'horseball' and many more. Found mainly in the Midwest, it has begun to gain popularity throughout the West coast.

Each ladder is three rungs elevated above the ground, 18 inches for the first rung and 12 inches for the following two rungs. The rungs are two feet wide.

The bolas are often drilled golf balls attached together with nylon rope. The distance between the golf balls should be 18-19 inches.

The Rules:

Teams of two compete agianst each other by first determining which team goes first. Rock, Paper, Scissors is the most common way to determine this. The winner of the best of three contest is given choice to go first or second. Going second is often called 'having the hammer.' (This is also recommended) Play continues until one team ends their round at exactly 15 points.

The first person throws one of their bolas towards the target. The opposing team member then throws their bola. This repeats until the final throw (the hammer throw). Scoring then occurs as follows:

Lowest Rung =  One point Middle Rung =  Two points Highest Rung = Three points

The team that scores more points in the previous round must throw their bola first in the next round. The team throwing second is said to have 'the hammer.'

Unique aspects of Rusca Ball incorporate a cancelation of points at the end of each round. Example: throws of 1, 2, 2 by the first team are slightly canceled by team two's throws of 0, 3, 1. After the first round, the first team has only 1 total point. Team two is still at zero. 5-4=1 point for the first team. Play continues this way until one team finishes the round with exactly 15 points.

Scoring a 3, 2, 1 (regardless of cancellation) allows that team to, if they wish, add an additional point to their score for that round.

By throwing three 3's in the same round allows the team to win automatically - pending the other team does not throw three 3's during the same round as well.