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Indoor Shuffleboard
05/20/12
A Shuffleboard can be any distance from 12 - 22 feet long but is generally
an even number of feet in length. The height of the table from the ground should
be about 30 inches and the width 20 inches. The surface is polished wood and
6 feet from the end a line is drawn across the width of the table called the
foul line. Two more lines are drawn across the table nearer the end at 12 inches
and 6 inches called the 2 point and 3 point lines respectively.
Each player slides 4 uniquely marked, weighted metal disks down the table called
weights.
Play
Players toss a coin to decide who plays first - it is advantageous to play
second. After the first "end", the winner of the previous end plays
first. Should the previous end have resulted in no score, the player who went
first previously goes second.
Players slide their four weights alternately attempting to get them as near
as possible to the end of the board without falling off. If a weight does not
completely pass over the foul line, that weight is immediately removed from
play. It is normal for a player to deliberately knock already played weights
in such a way that opponents weights might fall out of play while the player's
weights cannon into an advantageous position.
Once all weights have been pushed down the table, the player whose weight is
nearest the far end of the board wins that "end" and scores points.
The other player scores no points. In order to score, a weight must:
* be on the table
* have fully crossed over the foul line
* be nearer to the end than the opponents best weight
Any such weight that is overhanging the far edge scores four points. It is
possible to confirm that a weight is overhanging by passing the flat face of
another weight across the rear edge - if the weight in question moves, it was
overhanging. Any other qualifying weight that lands in the first second or third
areas scores 1, 2 or 3 points respectively. A weight that lands on or touching
a line counts as being in the lower scoring area. If no weights are in scoring
positions then no points are scored.
For a two player game, the player who scores 11 points first wins. For doubles,
which is played in exactly the same way as for singles, the team that scores
21 points first wins.
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