Rules to play Shuffleboard

Assemble the players at the shuffleboard

1. Shuffleboard tables, commonly found in bars, have a polished wood surface and range from 12 to 22 feet (3.6 to 6.6 m) in length. The tables height is usually 30 inches (75 cm) and its width is 20 inches (50 cm). Lines are drawn 6 and 12 inches (15 and 30 cm) from the far end. A foul line is drawn 6 feet (1.8 m) from the far end; disks must cross this line without falling off the table to be eligible to score points. .....

Four weighted metal disks

2. The discs should be marked to distinguish one sides pieces from the other sides pieces; however, the disks are usually marked with red or blue. There are only two sides; players play solo or in teams of two. .....

Decide who starts

3. Toss a coin to determine which team goes first. .....

Disks are cast

4. Have players or teams alternate sliding their disks across the table until all disks are cast. Players may try to knock their opponents disks off the table. When playing table shuffleboard in teams, however, players may also try to knock their partners disks into a higher scoring area. .....

Score the disks

5. Only the player or team whose disks are furthest down the table scores points, and only those disks further down than the opponents disk furthest down score. If a disk hangs over the far end of the table, it scores 4 points. If a disk crosses the far line without hanging over the far end, it scores 3 points. If a disk crosses the nearer scoring line, it scores 2 points. If a disk crosses the foul line, but no other lines, it scores 1 point.If the .....

Retrieve the disks and start again

6. Some table shuffleboard games play from only one end, while others play from either end. Whichever player or team won the last turn starts the next turn. In a 2 player game, the first player to either 11 or 15 points wins. In a team game, the first team to 21 points wins. .....

Assemble the players at the shuffleboard court

7. Outdoor shuffleboard features a 52 foot long (15.6 m long) rectangular court with a triangular scoring area at either end. .....

wooden disks and a cue

8. Disks are in 2 colors, usually yellow and black, with a diameter of 6 inches (15 cm) and a thickness from 9 16 to 1 inch (1.4 to 2.5 cm). The cue is a pole no longer than 6 1 2 feet (2 m), with a U shaped prong on the pushing end. .....

players or teams

9. Have the players or teams alternate sliding their disks across the court until all disks are cast. Starting with the player playing yellow, players place their disks in the 10 off section of the scoring area on their end of the court on their turn and shoot toward the opposite scoring triangle.The yellow players disks are launched on the left side of the court, and the black players disks are launched from the right side. A players cue cannot pus .....

Score of disks

10. The triangular scoring area in outdoor shuffleboard is divided into 6 sections; a disk must be entirely inside one of these sections to score points. A disk in the apex of the triangle scores 10 points, a disk in either of the 2 areas behind the apex scores 8 points, and a disk in either of the 2 areas behind the 8 point areas scores 7 points. A disk that lands in the 10 off section deducts 10 points from the score of the player or team who owns .....

Prepare the playing surface

11. Shovelboard is played on a table 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 m) long and 3 feet (0.9 m) wide. At either end, scoring lines are drawn at 4 inches (10 cm) and 4 feet (1.2 m) from the end. .....

Knock Off Shuffleboard Rules

12. Knock Off shuffleboard is one of the simplest and most common ways to play the game. However, just because the rules are simple to remember does not mean the game is easy to play. Any game of shuffleboard can be improved with patience and strategy, and this one is no different. Learn more about the Knock Off Shuffleboard Rules. .....

Horse Collar Shuffleboard Rules

13. Need a high scoring affair? Horse Collar shuffleboard is played one on one or with teams, and the winner must score 51 points. With a fun betting element for those who can t score and huge shots worth 26 points, Horse Collar is a game that everyone will be wanting to play. .....

Tap Draw Shuffleboard Rules

14. Unlike Knock Off participants, Tap & Draw players who get to shuffle the first puck have the best advantage. Tap & Draw is played and scored similarly to other versions of the game, but there is one major difference. In Tap & Draw, you can attempt to send your own puck farther up the board by tapping it with another one of your pucks. .....

Crazy Eight Shuffleboard Rules

15. As far as physically throwing the pucks and keeping score, Crazy Eight presents a version of shuffleboard that is pretty similar to many of the classic games people play. However, Crazy Eight is a fun and challenging version of shuffleboard due to the way that points are actually scored. .....

Target Shuffleboard Rules

16. Just like darts, archery and rifler, this shuffleboard game gives you the chance to aim and shoot at a target. With hopes of scoring one, two, three or four points, use your skills to shoot for a target and bring home the winning game. Only the winner scores in each round, so choose your play wisely. .....

Equipment

17. A Shovelboard table would be between 20 and 30 feet long, around 3 feet wide. At the target end of the Shovelboard, a line is drawn across the table, four inches from its end. Another line is drawn a further four feet away from the end. Each player has four flat metal weights, each set being uniquely marked. .....

Penalties

18. Disk touching 10 off area line before being played 5 off. Disk touching side line or side of triangle while being played 10 off. Any part of a players body going beyond or touching the baseline while playing a disk 10 off Shooting an opponents disk 10 off. Disks that are played illegally are immediately removed from play. Any disks that that were displaced by an offending disk are also immediately removed. Any such opponents disks are .....

Scoring

19. Scoring occurs once all eight disks have been played and is according to the areas marked on the court with 10 points being deducted for any disks in the 10 off area. A disk must be entirely within one of the five areas and not touching the outside lines of that area in order to score the amount marked within. Disks that lie beyond the 10 off area are ignored. For the purposes of scoring the penalty 10 off area, however, the small triangle th .....

Outdoor Equipment

20. An full outdoor shuffleboard court is a long rectangle with scoring areas at either end. The full length of the court is 52 feet and the following areas are drawn from either end. A line is drawn across the court, six and a half feet from the end. This is the baseline and the area from the end to the baseline is called the shooting area. From this line to the next line, one and a half feet beyond, is the 10 Off area. The edges of the 10 off .....

Indoor Equipment

21. 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 respec .....

How to Play Handicap Scoring

22. The purpose of handicap scoring is to allow players of different expertise play at an even level, similar to a golf handicap. The better team or player simply uses the smaller red numbers and the other team or player uses the black numbers. Example:The more advanced player may receive three points for a particular shot whereas the other player would receive four points for the same shot. Remember: The puck must be completely inside the score zone .....

How To Play With 2 Players

23. To start a game, both players stand at the same end of the shuffleboard. Players toss a coin or otherwise choose who shall shoot first Weight, and what color Weights each shall have (it is a n advantage to shoot last).The first player slides his her first Weight toward the opposite end of the board, which becomes the scoring end. His Her opponent then shoots his her first Weight in a similar manner, attempting either to knock off the other player .....

How To Play With 4 Players

24. When four players compete, they play as doubles teams of two players each. One player from each team is stationed at each end of the board, so that two opposing players are at the same end, with their partners at the opposite end.Having decided by toss of a coin, or by other means, which team shoots first and which will shoot Red or Blue Weights, the play begins as in a two player game .....