KanJam

Kan Jam was created in the 1980s by Charles Sciandra and Paul Swisher in Buffalo, New York, originally being called "Garbage Can Frisbee".

"Garbage Can Frisbee" was created in the late 1970s by Rob Mogensen, Joe Raymond, John Kopasz and Jim Heron, four friends from Tonawanda, NY.

Sciandra and Swisher were introduced to "Garbage Can Frisbee" by a common friend to the game's originators.

The game was mostly played locally in the Buffalo area until the mid 1990s, when Sciandra and Swisher established a company and adapted the original "Garbage Can Frisbee" to Kan Jam.

[1][2] The developers sought a patent for the concept but ran into problems distinguishing it from other pre-existing games—most notably the game of Tiddlywinks—although this obstacle was overcome through the introduction of the "instant win" feature.

[2] Sales started after the developers were able to sell the game to schools in North Tonawanda, the district in which Swisher works as a science teacher, as part of their physical education program.

[2][4] Kan Jam is now played in all 50 states, across Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, across Europe and many other countries around the world.

Kan Jam Mini is designed to be played indoors or out, on table tops, the floor and anywhere it fits.

Kan Jam Hard Count has elements of football, Ultimate Frisbee and basketball using two cone-shaped goals as the scoring vessels.

In 2018, Sciandra and Rubin sold a majority stake in KanJam LLC to a consortium of private equity firms.

[5] The object of the game is to score points by throwing and deflecting the flying disc and hitting or entering the goal.

A perfect game can be overthrown if The Hammer (on the opposing team) throws the last shot as an instant win.