Witch Hat Ring Toss Game Printable: Scorecards + Setup Guide
Toss the Ring, Top the Hat
Some party games are complicated. This one isn’t: stand behind a line, toss a ring, and try to land it on a witch hat. A witch hat ring toss game is the kind of game that runs itself — guests drift over, take a turn, check the leaderboard, and come back for revenge. It’s perfect for a backyard party, a classroom station, or a trunk-or-treat, because it needs almost no explaining and absolutely no referee.
The trick to making it great is the scoring. Anyone can toss a ring at a hat. But when the hats are worth different points, when there’s a bonus for a ringer, and when the leaderboard is on the wall for everyone to see, a simple toss becomes a tournament. Here’s how to set it up and run it like a proper game.
What You Need
You’ll need three to five witch hats — foam craft hats work great, or you can make them from black cardstock cones on top of paper plate brims. For rings, use glow rings, rope rings, or rings cut from paper plates (cut the center out of a sturdy plate and you’ve got a ring). You’ll also need a throwing line (a strip of tape on the floor or a rope on the grass), a scorecard per player, and a pen.
Set the hats in a row or a triangle, with the closest hat worth the fewest points and the farthest worth the most. Mark throwing lines for different ages: closer for kids, farther back for adults. If you’re playing indoors, use soft rings and keep the hats on a table so nothing goes flying across the room.
Setting Up the Hats
Place the hats point-up and stable — a little tape on the base or a small weight inside keeps them from tipping over when a ring clips the brim. Space them about a foot apart so a ring can land cleanly on one hat without knocking over its neighbor. Here’s a point setup that works well for most groups:
HAT POINT VALUES:
Near hat (about 4 feet from the line): 1 point
Middle hat (about 6 feet from the line): 3 points
Far hat (about 8 feet from the line): 5 points
BONUS: A ring that lands dead-center on the hat’s point (a true ringer): double the hat’s points
Each player gets 5 rings per round. Rings that land on the ground don’t score, rings that bounce off a hat don’t score, and rings that land on a hat stay where they are until the round ends — no nudging your own ring into a better spot while nobody’s looking.
The Scorecard
Print one scorecard per player and keep a leaderboard on the wall. Three rounds is a good length for a party — long enough for comebacks, short enough that the game doesn’t drag.
WITCH HAT RING TOSS SCORECARD
Player name: ______________
Round 1 — Ring 1: ___ Ring 2: ___ Ring 3: ___ Ring 4: ___ Ring 5: ___ Round total: ___
Round 2 — Ring 1: ___ Ring 2: ___ Ring 3: ___ Ring 4: ___ Ring 5: ___ Round total: ___
Round 3 — Ring 1: ___ Ring 2: ___ Ring 3: ___ Ring 4: ___ Ring 5: ___ Round total: ___
GRAND TOTAL: ___
Ringers (bonus doubles): ___
How to Play
Players take turns in order, five rings each, then step back while the next player throws. The host (or a volunteer scorekeeper) calls out each ring’s points as it lands, so the crowd can follow along. After three rounds, add up the totals. The highest score wins. If there’s a tie, run a sudden-death throw-off: one ring each, farthest hat, closest to the point wins.
Keep the pace quick. If a player takes too long to aim, a friendly “ten seconds!” from the crowd is part of the fun. And if a ring lands on the hat’s point and balances there, that’s a ringer — double points, and the thrower gets to take a bow.
Ways to Change It Up
For kids, move the line closer and use bigger rings — paper plate rings are easier to land than rope rings, and the game stays fun instead of frustrating. For adults, add a moving target: the host slowly slides one hat a few inches between rounds, and anyone who notices gets a bonus point. For teams, add up each team’s totals and play for a group prize.
You can also play “hat trick” rules: if a player lands rings on all three hats in a single round, they get a 5-point bonus on top of their score. It rarely happens, which is exactly why the room erupts when it does.
Free Printable + Premium Bundles
The setup, point values, scorecard, and rules above are free to print and use at your party. If you want a polished, party-ready ring toss kit with matching scorecards and a leaderboard in Halloween colors, grab the full premium printable bundles at Fukroo on Etsy. Print, toss, and may your rings fly true.
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