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Shuffleboard is
a game for 2 or 4 people in which
the object is to out-score your
opponent(s) by shooting discs into
marked areas at the opposite end of
the court.
Each side has
four discs which are slid
alternately. The idea is to put your
own discs into scoring areas (
totally between the lines ) while
pushing your opponents' discs off
the court or into the minus 10 zone
at the back. The game is played from
end to end, the winner normally
being the first to 75 points.
As with bowls or
curling it is very much a game of
strategy. Newcomers to the game will
soon learn the strength required to
push the discs into the scoring
zones with some accuracy. The skill
comes in learning the deflections,
angles and blocks required to
increase your own score while
frustrating your opponent .
Ideally the
court will be totally flat and the
discs will always slide straight and
true. This is normally the case with
the poly courts. However a concrete
court will often have a few high
spots causing a slight deflection or
"drift". The same can apply to a
Roll Out laid over a
less-than-perfect surface. This is
all part of the game and learning to
read the drift on your court might
be the factor which gives you "home
advantage" over your opponent.
When you buy
your court from Allen R.
Shuffleboard Co., Inc. you will
receive a leaflet explaining the
rules. You might also like to order
Haslam's
How to play
Shuffleboard
book. The first
rule is to have fun. For all the
other rules in detail click on this
link:
rules. |
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