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 Ladder Ball

  Affectionately referred to as "Hillbilly Golf" or "Nut Ball", Ladderball is about as much fun as you can have with two balls that are tethered together. You could make your own like a real man or you can just buy one at K-Mart for a nominal price. Either way, Ladder Ball is the supreme lawn game, pitting teams against each other in heated battle. It can also be transformed into a drinking game rather easily, with one, two and three pointers being turned into one, two and three sips of brew- a sure sign of a lawn game that's destined for greatness.



Bag Toss

  Call it whatever you want, bud Bag Toss comes in at number two on our list for the sheer fact that you can turn the hole on your bag board into anything hilarious. Make it Rendell's mouth or any other celebrity's orafice and enjoy countless hours of fun with you friends! Buy one here.


Horseshoes

  Ok, this one may be a no brainer but it is often overlooked by lawn game younger enthusiasts because, well, it's a game as old as time. But horseshoes makes our list because it requires skill, unlike some other games (*cough* badminton). Also, you can easily cause bodily harm to your opponents who may or may not be your mortal enemy.


Washers

  Washers is probably one of the hardest lawn games around. For starters, the holes are about as big as the acutal washer and those suckers tend to bounce out of the box quite easily. But Washers makes up for its difficulty with what is wideley regarded as one of the biggest lawn game payoffs when you actually land a zinger...yeah, I called it that. 


Lawn Darts

  Ok, they're illegall because a couple of kids got killed or something but the undercurrent of a possible fatality makes the game seriously thrilling. Not sure where you can buy Lawn Darts anymore since they're probably illegal but check out the next flea market or garage sale you pass by, chances are they'll have a set and if not, you can buy some old porn. 


Tetherball

  Reaching the bottom of half of our list, Tether Ball is really not a lawn game because most people tend to play it by themselves and it really takes no skill. Okay, maybe it does take some hand eye coordination but relentlessly pounding a ball towards your sister is just plain mean. 


Disc Golf

  Disc Golf can be a lot of fun, especially after you buy a really expensive set of discs that the salesman told you was perfectly calibrated (liar!). But the problem with this game is that most of the people who play it are seriously competitive. Go to any local park with a course and you'll see overweight men sweating their asses off and moving extremely fast while they "drive". It's unsettling really. 


Bocce Ball

  The only reason Bocce Ball is cool is because it's the only lawn game that's inextricably tied to the Italian Mafia. But for some reason, whenever your or I try to play it, we just come off as really lame dorks. Also, I still don't think I understand the rules.


Croquet

  Let's face the facts here people- Croquet is the lamest sport in the history of the world. I know Croquet players that make Ping Pong enthusiasts look like Rasheed Wallace. Additionally, the game carries a British connotation, conjuring up images of spirited tea parties and old, verbose people who will never understand the internet despite the fact that they made a billion dollars from investing in it.


Shuffle Board

  Okay, I know I may be stretching things here because the only time I played shuffle board was on a cruise ship but still, shuffle board is horrible. Like Croquet, is presupposes a geriatric, technology-ilterate crowd but for some reason, it makes you feel like your in a nursing home or some equally unappealing place to have fun.



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