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History and Rules of the Game
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History & Rules of Shuffleboard
Called SHOVELBOARD, original name SHOVEBOARD, game in which discs are shoved
by hand or with an implement so that they come to a stop on or within a scoring
area marked on the board or court (on a floor, or outdoor hard surface such
as concrete). It was popular in England as early as the 15th century, especially
with the aristocracy, under the names shovegroat, slide-groat, and shovel-penny.
Some of the great country houses had boards of exquisite workmanship: that at
Chartley Hall, in Staffordshire, was over 30ft. (9m) long.
It is said that Henry VIII banned the sport among his archers because they would
spend too much time playing the game, and not enough time on archery. Wars could
not be won with a Shoveboard Cue!
In later times, a modified form of the old game became popular among travellers
on ocean liners and cruise ships as a deck game. For the shipboard version,
called Shuffleboard, courts of various designs were marked on the deck, with
lined sections at either end, numbered one to ten; the section nearest the player,
called 10 off, reduced the score by 10.
Shuffleboard was introduced about 1913 at Daytona Beach, Florida, as a game
on land. So popular was the game that it spread rapidly through the United States,
particularly in retirement communities, with each community devising it's own
rules of play. The modern form of Shuffleboard was defined at St. Petersburg,
Florida in 1924.
Rules of the Game
The rules adopted then, and later by the National Shuffleboard Association (founded
1931 at St. Petersburg), defined the size and shape of courts(concrete or terrazzo,
6 x 52 ft.); the maximum length of the cues (6 ft, 3 in.); the discs (either
wood or composition, 1 by 6 in. [2 1/2 x 15 m]; four red, four black); and methods
of play and scoring.
Shuffleboard may be played by two persons (singles) or four (doubles), shooting
alternately with red and black discs. In singles, when eight shots have been
made, players move to the opposite end of the court. In doubles, team players
remain at the ends they occupy at the beginning of the game, though the play
alternates as in singles. Games may be played to 50, 75 or 100 points, as players
desire. To count, discs must be entirely within scoring sections, clearing all
lines. In match play (best two out of three games), the second game is started
with a black disc.
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