Hook-a-duck

A hook-a-duck stall at a funfair in Salisbury, England

Hook-a-duck is a traditional fairground stall game, also known as duck pond.[1] A number of rubber ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to their heads. Although the ducks appear identical, they bear hidden marks or numbers on their bases.[2]

  1. ^ Margittay, Richard (31 May 2011). Carnival Games: $10,000,000,000 Hoodwink Racket: Organized Crime on American Midways. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4568-8053-8.
  2. ^ Witter, Bret (2003). Carnival Undercover. Plume. pp. 88–89. ISBN 9780452284289. Retrieved 17 August 2020.