Nearest the Bull

A target based elimination game. Note that for the game to work, archers must share targets so don't use your best arrows!


Equipment

• Standard FITA target face, mounted either on a butt and stand. No more than 6 archers per target face otherwise arrow carnage may result.
• Each archer has 6 arrows

 Game Details

• In the first round of the game, archers shoot six arrows in their own time at their designated target.
• Once everyone has shot, archer's arrows are eliminated from the game if :

a) They miss the target
b) The arrows that are furthest from the bull, the number eliminated being the
     number of  archers shooting at each target.                                

• For example, if six archers are shooting at a target, at the end of the round the furthest six arrows from the target bull are removed and all eliminated arrows are given to the range captain.
• Archers can only shoot their remaining arrows in the next round of the game.
• Archers who have had all their six arrows eliminated, are out of the game and the number of arrows eliminated in the next round is reduced to the number of archers remaining.
• Once the total number of archers left on a target is 3 or less, then they are distributed onto the other targets. Once there are 6 archers or less remaining, they all shoot at a single target.
• The winning archer is the last one with any arrows left.
• If all the remaining archers have only one arrow left, then the winner is the one whose arrow is nearest the bull.

Variations

•  The game begins with a speed shoot. Archers are given 45 seconds to get as many arrows as they can into the target face.
• The archers then begin the game as described above beginning with the number of arrows that they managed to shoot into the scoring area of the target.