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What is ShuffleBoard?
05/20/12
Shuffleboard is a game where players push a small disk in a narrow elongated
play area with the purpose of positioning it within a marked area.
Shuffleboard is traditionally played on one of two scales; Deck Shuffleboard
and Table Shuffleboard. In Deck Shuffleboard, the players use sticks to push
disks along a smooth surface (e.g. the deck of a ship placing the disk within
a numbered triangle for point value. In Table Shuffleboard, the play area is
a laminated surface covered with glass 'sand' (to reduce friction), the players
use metal pucks and place them within zones at the other end.
The game is usually played on a large, rectangular precisely levelled and manicured
grass surface known as a bowling green, but an indoor variation on synthetic
grass , the player only controls the puck for a short time, pushing it towards
the far end. The skill lies in judging the distance correctly and carefully
positioning the puck down the long board.
Shuffleboard can be played either one-on-one or by two teams of two. After
all pucks have been played on one 'end', only the winning puck or group of pucks
scores.
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