The Hatchet House Safety Rules!

WE REQUIRE YOU TO DRINK RESPONSIBLY. If you can’t handle your booze and are visibly intoxicated when you walk through the door, sit this one out. We reserve the right to cut you off at ANY time if we feel you begin to appear intoxicated. If necessary, we will also ask you to sit out for the rest of the game while your party finishes up with their reservation, and/or we will ask you to leave, sans refund. Remember, you are throwing axes in someone else’s house, behave yourself better than you normally would.

DO NOT THROW WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. Excessive force is not needed nor allowed when throwing axes. If you find yourself looking like you’re about to pitch a fastball, you’re doing way too much. Consider your safety intro/speech your first warning. We will come talk to you on one separate occasion to remind you to ease up, but we don’t like being jerks so don’t make us come back again. We will take away axes at ANY time from any lane deemed throwing aggressively or dangerously. The safety of our patrons is our number one concern, period.

IF YOU STICK IT, RETRIEVE IT. When you stick an axe in the target please retrieve it before you throw another one. In case you haven’t noticed, we are surrounded by lots of wood and our steel headed axes striking one another are not a great combo in said environment. You also increase the chance of you damaging our axes when you throw one at another, so please be kind 🙂

ABSOLUTELY NO BOOZE IN THE LANES WHILE YOU THROW. Alcohol is only to be consumed outside of the throwing lanes.

CLOSED-TOE SHOES ONLY. No heels, wedges, flip-flop or bare-feet…. even in summer!

NO RUNNING. Please no running in the facility, ever.

STAY ALERT, PAY ATTENTION. Eyes forward and on your axe at all times once it has left your hand

AS A COURTESY, NO THROWING WHILE RETRIEVING AROUND YOU. Do not throw while your neighbors are retrieving their axes. It can be super loud and rude!

ONE PLAYER IN THROWING AREA AT A TIME. All other members of the party must be outside of the cages while throwing.

PLACE AXES BACK ON MAGNETS. Do not hand axes to next player; please place back on the magnet or hook (for children axes).

DO NOT TOUCH THE BLADE. Never touch the blade, always grip by the handle

ONLY THROW INSIDE CAGE. No throwing outside of designated throwing area – keep it in the cage you animal!

DO NOT TOUCH WOOD. Do not touch the wood when removing your axe, we don’t want you to get a splinter, they hurt…a lot, trust us

Frequently Axed Questions!