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Best quoits set

Ring toss for adults. Rope rings pitched at a pin 21 feet away, 3 points for a ringer and 1 for a ring on the platform. It is horseshoes without the steel, the pit or the risk — and it is one of the oldest lawn games there is.

By Sawyer V.Published September 11, 2026Last updated September 11, 2026
A wooden target with a pin on a lawn set up for a ring game

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Best quoits set

Triumph Wood Quoit Target Outdoor Lawn Game Set

Six 6.5-inch sisal rope rings and two stackable solid wood targets with 9-inch pins, scored 3 for a ringer and 1 for a ring on the platform, with a tournament distance published at 21 feet between pins.

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People searching for “ring toss for adults” are usually looking for quoits without knowing the name. Ring toss, as it is sold today, is a children's game — pegs a few feet away and no set distance. Quoits is the version adults played for centuries: a real distance, a real scoring rule, and a throw that takes an afternoon to get good at.

Traditionally it was played with heavy metal rings at a pin in a clay bed. The lawn version uses rope rings and wooden targets, which keeps the game and loses the pit.

Published spec

What the set publishes

Triumph published specification for its wood quoit set.
ElementPublished
Rings6 (3 red, 3 blue), 6.5 in, sisal rope
Targets2 stackable solid wood targets, 9 in pins
ScoringRinger 3 points; ring on the target platform 1 point
Distance21 ft between pins for tournament play; any distance for fun
Players1 v 1, or teams of two
StorageTargets stack with the rings wrapped around the pins
Target dimensionsNot published

The distance and the scoring rule are the reason this is an adult game. A published 21 feet between pins gives the game a skill ceiling; 3 points for a ringer against 1 for a ring on the platform gives every throw a decision. Compare that with a children's ring toss, where no maker publishes a distance at all.

Crowd and space

Where it fits

  • Adults who want a throwing game without a pit. It is the horseshoe player's game for a yard with no clay — games for adults.
  • A 25-foot yard. Twenty-one feet between pins plus standing room fits where a 48-foot horseshoe court does not — small yards.
  • Mixed ages. Move the line in for children and play the same game — games for mixed ages.

The children's version of the same idea is ring toss, and the bar-game cousin with a ring on a rope is hook and ring.

Criteria

How we picked

Triumph showed add-to-cart when we checked, and publishes rings, pins, scoring, distance and player format. It does not publish target dimensions or a carry bag, and we have left both blank. We have not played with it — how we pick.

The picks in full

Every pick, with its published specs

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Best quoits set

Triumph Wood Quoit Target Outdoor Lawn Game Set

Triumph

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Our spec score

7.4/10

Spec completeness
7/10
Footprint clarity
7/10
Durability
6/10
Pack-down
8/10

Scored on published specifications only. We have not played this set.

Six 6.5-inch sisal rope rings and two stackable solid wood targets with 9-inch pins, scored 3 for a ringer and 1 for a ring on the platform, with a tournament distance published at 21 feet between pins.

Skip this if

Skip this if you wanted metal quoits. These are rope rings on wooden targets — the lawn version of the game — and they suit a patio or a picnic, not a pitch dug into the ground.

What works

  • A published tournament distance and a published scoring rule
  • Rope rings — safe indoors, on a deck, around children
  • Targets stack with the rings stored on the pins
  • Solid wood targets, published

What does not

  • No published target dimensions
  • No carry bag published
  • Rope rings are the lawn game, not the traditional metal one

Published specifications

Rings
6 (3 red, 3 blue), 6.5 in, sisal rope

Source: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

Targets
2 stackable solid wood targets, 9 in pins

Source: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

Scoring
Ringer 3 points; ring on the target platform 1 point

Source: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

Distance
21 ft between pins stated for tournament play; any distance for fun

Source: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

Players
1 v 1 or teams of two

Source: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

Storage
Targets stack with the rings wrapped around the pins

Source: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

Target dimensions
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Not published by the manufacturer.

Carry bag
—

Not published by the manufacturer.

Manufacturer listing: Triumph published specification (Escalade Sports)

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FAQ

Questions people actually ask

What is quoits?
A ring-throwing game: players pitch rings at a pin across a set distance, scoring for rings that encircle the pin or land on the target. It is the adult ancestor of ring toss and a close cousin of horseshoes. The Triumph set uses rope rings and wooden targets with 9-inch pins.
How far apart are quoits pins?
Triumph publishes 21 feet between pins as the tournament distance for its set, and notes that it can be played at any distance for fun. That is about half the 40 feet the NHPA publishes between horseshoe stakes.
How do you score quoits?
On the Triumph set, 3 points for a ringer — a ring around the pin — and 1 point for a ring that lands on the wooden target platform. Players or teams alternate throws.
Is quoits a good ring toss game for adults?
It is the ring toss game for adults. A published 21-foot distance, a real scoring rule and a skill ceiling that rewards practice — against a children's ring toss that is played from a few feet away with no set distance.

Why you can check our work

We have not played these. Every figure above is copied from a manufacturer's published listing or a governing body's published rules, and named so you can verify it. Where a maker publishes nothing, the field is blank rather than filled in. How we pick explains the whole method, including what would change a recommendation.

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