Where in the world did the game of Washers start?
A story is told over the years that the washers game supposedly started in the Texas oil fields as a way to pass time. They originally played the game with over sized steel washers and used a whole dug into the ground. From there several different variations of this all time classic game have developed. Depending on who you ask and even where one lives, you will get different answers to the origins of the game and how it should be played. Rumor has it that there is proof that the Egyptians and Mayan were playing a version of the washers game in the heyday of their empires. Nobody really knows for sure how or when washers all came about, but our guess is that it came from the need for entertainment, regardless of what material you had to work with at the time. Several different names have also came about for this game, I am sure you have heard of some of them. Washers, Texas Horseshoes, Washer Toss Game, Hillbilly Horseshoes and portable washers are just some of the many names for the w
