15 Games to Play with a Frisbee

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Fun frisbee games for every age and skill level
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Looking for something fun you can do with a frisbee besides just pass it back and forth? Well, you've come to the right place! A frisbee is an inexpensive piece of sports equipment that can open up a wide world of active entertainment. Keep reading for a breakdown of some easy games that you can strike up in your backyard right now.

1

Keep Away

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  1. Divide the players into 2 teams. The team that has the frisbee splits so players are on opposite sides of the field and pass the frisbee back and forth to each other. The other team stays in the middle and tries to intercept the frisbee.
    • Players: At least 3, but it's better with at least 4 so that you don't have 2 people ganging up on 1 person. Teams don't have to be even.
    • Equipment: Frisbee
    • Space: A backyard or a traffic-free road or cul de sac—anywhere you have enough room to throw a frisbee over and around people
    • Scoring: Make it up! You might decide an intercept is worth 1 point, or that a completed pass is worth 2 points and an intercept is -1 point. You might also have teams switch after every interception.
    • Skill level: Beginner
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Frisbee Dodgeball

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  1. Divide the players into 2 teams. One team has the frisbee and throws it in an attempt to hit a player on the other team. Players who don't have the frisbee try to dodge it or catch it. If a player catches the frisbee, they become a thrower. If a player gets hit, they're out. Keep playing until everyone is out or the last player standing catches the frisbee to win the game.
    • Players: At least 3—keep in mind the more players you have, the longer your game could potentially go on.
    • Equipment: A soft frisbee so players don't get hurt if they get hit with it
    • Space: A park or large backyard with grass in case people dive to dodge a frisbee
    • Scoring: The last player standing is the winner. Like dodgeball , if a frisbee hits a player, they're automatically out. If a player in the middle catches the frisbee, the player who threw it is out.
    • Skill level: Beginner
3

Frisbee Hot Potato

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  1. Have players stand either in a circle or in 2 rows facing each other. Then, play some music to start the game. Players pass the frisbee until the music stops and the person holding the frisbee (or the person who just dropped it) is out. Then the next round begins. Keep playing until all but 1 player has been eliminated.
    • Players: At least 4 (the game lasts longer the more players you have)
    • Equipment: Frisbee
    • Space: Depends on the number of people you have playing, as well as their size and skill level, but at least a large backyard or a cul-de-sac
    • Scoring: The last player standing is the winner, and the game is elimination-based
    • Skill level: Beginner
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Frisbee Tag

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  1. Divide players into 2 teams: the "it" team and the "not-it" team. Players scatter all over your playing space, with "not-it" players on the outside and "it" players on the inside. When play starts, "not-it" players pass the frisbee back and forth to each other—over, under, around, and through the "it" players, similar to keep away. The "it" players try to steal the frisbee by catching it or knocking it out of the ground and picking it up.
    • Players: At least 4, the more the merrier
    • Equipment: Frisbee
    • Space: A large backyard or park, or a spacious indoor area, such as a gym
    • Scoring: This game can be scored like dodgeball or on a points system, with 2 points for catching the frisbee and 1 point for picking it up off the ground. If you're using a point system, don't also eliminate players! Play to 11, 15, or 21 depending on the number of players and how long you want to play.
    • Skill level: Beginner
5

Musical Frisbee

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  1. Set up chairs in a row with 1 chair less than the number of people playing. Start some music of your choice, but instead of walking or dancing around the chairs, the players pass the frisbee over them while the music plays. When the music stops, everybody rushes for the free chair and the player left standing is out. Take away a chair and play continues.
    • Players: At least 4 (the more players you have, the longer the game could go on)
    • Equipment: Frisbee, chairs (if you don't have enough chairs to eliminate 1 player at a time, you can eliminate 2 or more players in the early rounds)
    • Space: A big open space, indoor or outdoor (the more people playing, the more space you'll need)
    • Skill level: Beginner
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Frisbee H-O-R-S-E

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  1. The challenger creates a challenge for throwing the frisbee—over or through an obstacle, around a corner, under your leg, whatever! The other players then have to complete the challenge. But watch out—if the challenger can't complete their own challenge, they lose their position as challenger. Players can also get fancy with body positions and movements because the other players have to imitate the challenger exactly. [1]
    • Players: At least 2
    • Equipment: Frisbee, obstacles (you can create out of whatever's around)
    • Space: No specific space requirements. In fact, this is a great game when you have outdoor space that's not level, since most frisbee games require a level surface.
    • Scoring: Each player to successfully complete a challenge gets a letter; first player to spell out "horse" wins
    • Skill level: All skill levels (better if players are relatively evenly matched)
7

Frisbee Jackpot

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  1. Start with one thrower, and everyone else catches. The thrower throws the frisbee toward the group of people standing on the other side of the space and announces how many points it's worth and whether it must be caught alive (in the air), dead (on the ground), or either. The players scramble to be the one to catch the frisbee and get the points. Special throws, such as the jackpot throw (when the catcher automatically becomes the next thrower) or the bomb (the catcher loses all of their points) make this game exciting and unpredictable.
    • Players: At least 4
    • Equipment: Frisbee
    • Space: Depends on the number of people playing as well as their size and skill level, but generally you'll want at least a good-sized yard or paved area
    • Scoring: Play to 500 (another name for the game) with each player keeping track of their own points. Point values are chosen at whim by the thrower, as well as any special throws. Choose special throws to use at the beginning of each game.
    • Skill level: All skill levels
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8

Frisbee Bowling

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  1. Set up your "bowling pins" in a pyramid and take turns throwing a frisbee at them to knock them over. Each player gets 2 turns to knock the pins over, just like if you were bowling with a regular bowling ball in a lane. Since the frisbee is flying through the air rather than rolling on the ground, you don't have to worry about uneven ground and you can play on any surface as long as the pins can stand.
    • Players: 2+
    • Equipment: Frisbee, a lawn bowling pin set or something you can use for pins (such as empty soda bottles)
    • Space: Varies depending on the age and skill of the players and how far away you want them to be from the pins when they throw (as well as how much control they have over their throw—especially if you're playing indoors)
    • Scoring: Use the same scoring system as bowling, or keep it simple and score 1 point per pin.
    • Skill level: All skill levels
9

Bottle Bash

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  1. This backyard game is also called "beersbee" (a portmanteau of "beer" and "frisbee") and Polish horseshoes (despite the fact that it involves neither horseshoes nor the Polish culture). Stick poles in the yard a distance apart and balance bottles on top of them. The distance depends on the age and skill level of the players. Split into 2 teams with each team standing next to their pole. From your pole, throw the frisbee and try to knock the bottle off the other team's pole. Their goal is to catch the frisbee before it hits the ground. Once you've thrown once, play switches to the other team.
    • Players: 2 or 4 (1-on-1 or 2 groups of 2)
    • Equipment: Frisbee, bottles, poles—or a Bottle Bash game set
    • Space: Depends on how far you need or want to set the poles apart. You might also factor in possible collateral damage if a frisbee ricochets off of any nearby fences or structures.
    • Scoring: You can only score while you're throwing. You get 1 point if the other team drops the frisbee, 2 points if the bottle falls and hits the ground, 3 points if both the bottle falls 'and' the other team doesn't catch the frisbee. Play to 11, 15, or 21 (depending on the players' skill level and how long you want the game to last)
    • Skill level: All levels—throwing distances can be adjusted to accommodate varying skill levels
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10

Kan Jam

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  1. Place the cans a chosen distance apart from each other with the slots on the side facing each other. The distance depends on the age and skill level of the people playing. Split your players into teams and stand by your can. Each team takes turns throwing the frisbee at the other team's can, while the other team defends. When defending, you can only use one hand (the other one is supposed to have a drink in it, but you can just hold your arm behind your back as well). [2]
    • Players: 2 or 4 (1-on-1, or 2 teams of 2)
    • Equipment: Frisbee, 2 large barrels or containers—or a Kam Jam game set
    • Space: At least enough space to set the 2 cans at the desired length apart
    • Scoring: Teams only score when they're throwing. If an opposing player deflects the frisbee into the barrel, you get 1 point. If you throw the frisbee and hit the barrel, you get 2 points. If you land it in the top, that's good for 3 points. If you're sharp enough to slip that frisbee through the slot in the side of the barrel, you automatically win! Otherwise, play until one team reaches 21 points.
    • Skill level: Intermediate
11

Frisbee Baseball

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  1. Split your players into 2 teams of at least 5 people. Arrange 3 bases with fielders at each, plus players at home base and the pitcher's mound. When each player gets up to home plate, they throw the frisbee, and then run. Fielders try to catch the frisbee and throw it to each other to get the player out (the same as in regular baseball). [3]
    • Players: 10 or more
    • Equipment: Frisbee, something to mark bases and home plate
    • Space: If not an actual baseball field, enough space for 3 bases and home plate
    • Scoring: A player who gets around all 3 bases and back to home plate scores a run for their team. You can choose to play to a set number of runs or play in timed innings like a regular baseball game—when time is called, the team with the most runs wins.
    • Skill level: All skill levels (not being able to throw very hard could be the equivalent of a bunt!)
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12

Frisbee Basketball

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  1. Players pass the frisbee and throw it at a basketball hoop, the same as they would with a basketball. While the movement and playing strategy can be different from regular basketball, you can still have a lot of fun! Play 1-on-1 with a single hoop or pull together a couple of teams for some full-court action.
    • Players: 2+
    • Equipment: Frisbee, basketball hoop
    • Space: Enough to run around in front of the basketball hoop
    • Scoring: Alternate scoring gives you 1 point for hitting the rim or the backboard, and 2 points for getting the frisbee in the hoop. You can choose to play a timed game or play to a specific score, such as 21.
    • Skill level: Beginner to intermediate
13

Frisbee Soccer

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  1. Split your players into 2 teams with at least one player as goalie on each team. Players pass the frisbee to each other to advance the frisbee to their opponent's goal and try to throw it in for a score. Goalies defend by trying to catch or block the frisbee. Defending team players can also intercept passes.
    • Players: 6+
    • Equipment: Goals (you can use anything for goals as well, such as a couple of traffic cones to mark the sides), frisbee
    • Space: A full soccer field for a large group of people, about half that space for smaller groups, such as playing 3-on-3
    • Scoring: Each goal scores 1 point. Like regular soccer, play 2 timed halves. The team with the most points when time is called is the winner.
    • Skill level: Intermediate to advanced
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Frisbee Golf

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  1. You don't need an actual frisbee golf course—you can make up your own, indoors or out! Simply mark spots to "tee off" and create your holes. Each player throws the frisbee from the tee toward the hole, and then continues to play the hole from wherever the frisbee lands. Each player plays through each hole before advancing to the next. [4]
    • Players: 2 or more
    • Equipment: Frisbees, boxes or buckets to use as goals (you can also use hula hoops or even mark off boxes on the ground with tape or chalk)
    • Space: This game can be adapted depending on the space you have available, as long as you have room to throw the frisbee
    • Scoring: Keep it simple and count strokes—like golf, the lowest count wins. If you want to get fancy, you can set par for your course.
    • Skill level: Intermediate to advanced
15

Ultimate Frisbee

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  1. Divide into 2 teams of 7 players. Start with each team lined up on the opposite end of the field in their respective end zones. One player throws the frisbee to the other team, and play begins. Pass the frisbee to advance it down the field toward the other team's end zone and score a goal. You can only hold the frisbee for 10 seconds without passing and you can't run with it. But unlike similar team sports such as football and soccer, you can throw in any direction. [5]
    • Players: 10+ (a regulation outdoor game has 2 teams of 7 players)
    • Equipment: Frisbee
    • Space: A large, flat outdoor space—ideally a soccer or football field
    • Scoring: A player who catches the frisbee in the end zone scores 1 point for their team. Games are played to a time limit, usually 30 to 90 minutes depending on the age and fitness of the players. The team with the most points at the end of that time is the winner.
    • Skill level: Advanced
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=9542#.VXCNnGRVikp
      2. ↑ https://www.kanjam.com/pages/how-to-play
      3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34sHefo_Kjs
      4. ↑ https://youtu.be/fOKo_kpRR5U?si=zsgbzbIv5nGp7W0F&t=24
      5. ↑ https://www.catchthespirit.co.uk/ultimate

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