Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The nearest horseshoe to the stake within 6 inches counts for one point. If both of one player''s horseshoes are closer than the opponent''s, that player scores two points. A ringer scores three points. A leaner, the case in which a horseshoe literally leans on the stake, in pro horseshoes counts for 1 point. In amateur games, a leaner usually counts for two points. In the case of one ringer and a closer horseshoe, both horseshoes are scored for a total of four points. If a player throws two ringers, that player scores six points. If each player throws a ringer, the ringers cancel and no points are scored. Such occurrences are called "dead" but are still used toward the pitcher ringer average. Most games are played to 21, and the winner must win by two.