Ring toss

Ring toss is a throwing game in which players attempt to throw rings so that they land around an upright peg, scoring points or winning a prize for each successful toss. A common carnival variant, sometimes called ring-a-bottle, replaces the peg with the neck of a bottle, and a player who successfully rings a bottle traditionally keeps the bottle and its contents. The game is a staple attraction at amusement parks, fairs and carnivals, where it is typically set up alongside other classic midway games of skill. Beyond entertainment, ring toss is also used as a simple developmental activity for young children, since aiming and releasing a ring toward a target helps build hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Depictions of the game go back at least to the late nineteenth century, illustrated by William Merritt Chase's 1898 painting Ring Toss, and it belongs to a broader family of target-throwing games that includes horseshoes, quoits and muckers.