How to Build and Play a Game of Ladders

Ladders is a simple game played in American campgrounds.  Golf balls connected by rope (known as bolos) are tossed at the constructs alternately by two teams.  The goal is to wrap the bolos around one of the three rungs of the ladder, gaining points for your team.

The entire project costs approximately $35 and can be built in 2-3 hours.  Prices may vary by time and location.

This instructable was written as a project for a technical writing class in the Spring of 2011.  The authors implore you to use all tools safely and are not responsible for any injury associated with attempting to build or play ladders.

Step 1 Materials List

Tools
• Safety Goggles
• Safety Gloves
• Drill (not pictured)
• Scissors
• Tape Measure
• Pen
• Circular Saw

Materials
• 12 Golf Balls
• At least 6 feet of 5/32" rope of one color
• At least 6 feet of 5/32" rope of another color
• Newspaper
• Matches or Lighter (not pictured)
• Paper Towels
• PVC Cleaner
• PVC Cement
• PVC
   o Three 10ft x ½" pipe (one and a half pictured)
   o Two 10ft x ¾" pipe (one pictured)
   o Eight ½" Tee joints (four pictured)
   o Four ½" Elbow joints (two pictured)
   o Eight ¾" Elbow joints (four pictured)
   o Four ¾" x ½" Tee joints (two pictured)

Comments

[apccool]

Hey Awesome Game and nicely done instructable. Great to see that there is another phi delt chapter that has adopted the pastime of ladder golf. I am an alum of the NY Alpha at Cornell and we brought this game back from the beach at Panama City and it was a whopping success. Not sure if it is still played there, I'm pretty sure the original set got trashed, but maybe it will be brought back someday...
Yours in the Bond,
Andrew Coffin
NYA
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