No points, just flip the shells.

Set up​

  • Teams: Choose two players or teams.
  • Shell Placement: Each side places six coconut shells roughly 10 feet from their opponent.
  • Formation: Arrange shells in a triangle or any creative layout.
  • Tossing Line: Players must stand behind their front shell when tossing.
  • Who Goes First: The first player/team to sink a ball into any shell starts the game.

Scoring & Game Play

Scoring: When a ball lands and rests inside a shell, the opponent flips that shell over.
  • Ball Reset: Players must wait until the previous ball is removed and the shell is flipped before tossing again.
  • Bounce Outs: If a ball bounces in and out, it doesn’t count—but it remains in play and can be knocked into a shell.
  • Double Sink: If both balls are sunk in one turn, the player/team gets (2) balls back and shoots again.
  • Shell Collision: If a ball bounces into multiple shells, only one shell is flipped.
  • Blocking: No blocking allowed. Let both balls come to rest before retrieval.
  • Courtesy Rule: Players may request opponents to smooth out bumps or footprints in the sand.
  • No re-racks or rearranging shells during regulation/redemption/overtime.
  • Winning: The first player/team to flip all six of their opponent’s shells wins.

First player/team to flip all (6) of their opponent's shells wins

Redemption

  • Triggered when only one ball is sunk into the final shell.
  • The losing team gets a chance to toss until they miss:
    • Must hit the remaining shell on the first toss to stay alive.
    • If missed, the game ends.
    • If hit, the game enters Overtime.
  • No re-racks or rearranging shells during redemption.​

Overtime

  • Each team flips over their front three shells into a triangle.
  • The team that finished regulation first shoots first.
  • First to flip all three shells wins—even if the other team hasn’t tossed yet.
  • Double Overtime: Use four shells in a diamond pattern (excluding back corners).
  • Triple Overtime: Use one front shell—first to sink wins.
  • Flip the shells and play again!

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