Talk:Aunt Sally

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I thought an Aunt Sally was a stack of empty tin cans (or similar) you threw a ball at, rather than a figurine. Am I wrong, or has someone else out there heard of this?

Well according to one of the reference links, the game of Aunt Sally was known of in the 17th century. Since tin cans were invented in 1810, I think it is safe to assume that the game of Aunt Sally was never originally played using tin cans. However, it sounds like the sort of thing that would be substituted for use in a village fete today. -- Solipsist 08:25, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't think a stack of cans is really an Aunt Sally game by any normal definition, especially if a ball is thrown instead of the short stick that characterises the game. Of course, that doesn't prevent people calling it by that name at a fete etc. 80.47.199.78 17:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Modern rules of play

Can anyone clarify that the new paragraph on the rules of play are those typically found in Oxfordshire pubs today. -- Solipsist 19:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I've never played a serious Aunt Sally match, but those rules do sound about right for Oxfordshire and I've never heard of the game being played elsewhere in modern times. 80.47.199.78 17:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)