Thought to derive from traditional quotaunt sallyquot games tin can alleyshystyle target games have been mainstays of popular fairs since the middle ages known as chambouleshytout in france and dosenwerfen in germany tin cans came to be used from the early 20th century stack the 10 metal cans and knock down with 6 sand bags to score points the most points wins10 x 4quot tall metal cans and 3 x 4quot square cotton bean bags filled with sandbox 16quot x 8quot x 3quotmetal