Tin Can Alley Hire
Throw the balls, knock the cans down. Instantly understood, quick to play, and it works for almost any age.
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Booking through The Event Supply Company
Add this to your line-up, or tell us about your event and we will recommend suitable options. We arrange the supply, check the paperwork against your dates and coordinate everything through one point of contact.
Tin can alley, also called can knockdown, is the throwing game where players hurl balls at a stacked pyramid of cans and try to knock them all down. Nobody needs the rules explained: a child understands it at a glance and a competitive adult finds it hard to walk past.
How it plays
Players get a set number of balls per go and aim to clear the stack, or as many stacks as the stall sets up. How many cans are in a stack, how far back the throwing line is and what counts as a winning throw vary with the stall and the audience, so a fete with young children can be set up differently from a corporate fun day. Prize rules are agreed with you rather than published as one universal format.
Planning your hire
Tin can alley is compact and easy to place. It needs a level pitch and enough room behind the throwing line for a queue. Stall style, sizing, staffing and prize arrangements are confirmed as part of your proposal. It pairs well with the coconut shy for a run of traditional throwing games.
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