A tabletop hook-and-ring game built from wood, with steel hardware and a length of string doing the work. Two players take turns swinging a ring toward a hook, and each catch nudges a wooden scoring peg across the board toward the other side. The rules fit in a sentence, but landing the ring takes a steady wrist and a bit of patience. It arrives flat in a recyclable box and goes together at home.
The look is pub-game and workshop at once, with plain wood, visible hardware and the kind of mechanical simplicity found in old hook-and-ring games. Nothing here needs batteries or a screen, which suits a shelf as well as a table. It sits comfortably next to a bar cart, a stack of coffee table books, or a row of vintage glassware.
Set it up on a console, a kitchen counter, or the end of a dining table and let guests wander over between courses. It works as a head-to-head contest after dinner, a way to fill the wait for the next round of drinks, or a gift for someone who likes a little friendly rivalry. When the match is over, it can hang around as an object in its own right.