Quoits – Australian History

Quoits were originally made by sailors en route to Australia. Sailors would twist rope so tightly that it formed a circular shape, the resulting shaped rope was used as a rope grommet to plug up holes on the ship. The sailors would throw the rope grommets around the ship and from this a game of toss was born which later gave rise to the formal game quoits. It was during such voyages that the game of quoits sailed to Australia.