One of the initial objectives set forth by the RiverCity Washers Development Team was to ensure that a standard washer game size could be designed and replicated to ensure consistency among the brand. In order to accomplish that task, specific attention was made to determine the size of the washer board playing area which resulted in a hybrid approach to several different versions of the game of washers.
Traditionally, when building washer boards by hand there is a much bigger margin of error whether it is from the materials themselves, or the craftsmanship from building them by hand. In order to establish a consistent washer game board standard that can be duplicated from an exact mold, RiverCity Washers contracted with a plastics manufacturer to streamline the production of this washer game to establish a standard playing apparatus. One of the greatest aspects regarding the game of washers today is the variations of the game, scoring apparatus, rules, and scoring strategies. While this ensures competitive alliances, it makes it difficult for a governing body to create official rules and establish a baseline for different washer board styles. Most of the time a person will play a style of washers in which they have played before, or they will purchase from a reliable manufacturer with a consistent product that resembles the style in which they have played. The feedback received since selling our product has been great from the beginner who is playing for their first time, or from the advanced player who has played many different versions.
Additional washer game styles include in ground pits where a hole is dug into the ground with a PVC pipe, or can set in the hole and flush with the ground. Another washer box style includes a can, or PVC pipe permanently fixed into a square or octagon shaped wood box which is an above ground washer game that is also portable. Additional washer board variations include two and three hole boards that are constructed of wood, or wood covered with all weather carpeting. Most washer board games breakdown upon heavy use and require replacement over time. This is consistent among all sporting goods equipment which break down over time with consistent use. At RiverCity Washers you can expect our washer game products to last considerably longer than our competitors.