You may see it at the beach or a friend’s backyard: two players take turns tossing large metal washers at a pair of wooden boxes. The game is Portuguese Horseshoes. This game was so much fun but almost everyone we meet has never seen this game before. So we decided to make them!
While variations of the game are played elsewhere as “washer toss,” veteran Honolulu competitor Daniel Ikaika Ito says that here in the Islands it was devised to circumvent public-park regulations that forbid driving stakes into the ground for traditional horseshoes games. Island ingenuity swapped stakes for wooden boxes with backstops and a hole on top, and horseshoes for metal washers. Nobody knows who played the first game, or where or when, but like humongous coolers, rice cookers and blue tarps, Portuguese Horseshoes are mandatory gear for local parties these days. Ito describes it as “a blue-collar, beer-drinking, pau hana [after work] game that is fun for all ages.”
Washers Toss game is perfect for…
- UNIQUE USA MADE GIFT FOR ANYONE
- Parties and Gatherings
- Camping
- Tailgating
- Graduations and Special Events
- Family Events
- Barbeques and Picnics
- Traveling, Vacationing, and RVing
- Company Events
- Schools and Students
- Anything Outdoors!
- Handcrafted in The USA
- This is how you can support American jobs!
- Makes a Thoughtful, FUN & Creative Gift
- All boards are hand-crafted in the United States.
All boards are hand-crafted in the United States.