Sports and yard games

Games7
Players1–12
House rules55

Lawns, lanes and courts. The scoring is usually the fiddly part — bowling's lookahead bonuses, tennis's deuce — which is exactly the part worth handing to a phone.

Where to start

These three are the ones most tables already half-know — and the ones the rest of this list makes sense from.

Cornhole2–4 playersOther kitBest with 4 players, and 7 house rules to argue over.Pickleball2–4 playersOther kitBest with 4 players, and 10 house rules to argue over.Table Tennis2–4 playersOther kitBest with 2 players, and 9 house rules to argue over.

All 7 sports and yard games

Cornhole2–4 playersOther kit Pickleball2–4 playersOther kit Table Tennis2–4 playersOther kit Tennis2–4 playersOther kit Bocce2–8 playersOther kit Pétanque2–12 playersOther kit Ten-Pin Bowling1–8 playersOther kit

By player count

Of these 7, 7 work with two players and 7 with four. The links below cover the whole catalogue at each count, not just this page.

Every game in the catalogue →