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Table Shuffleboard games
are loved by all ages!!! |
There
was a time when table shuffleboard games were loved only
by the players, not operators, or location owners. The
game was thought of as an "older person's
game" or an "expensive bar table."
Often times table shuffleboard is confused with
"deck/floor" shuffleboard where players push a
stick on the ground to get their puck to the scoring
area on
a floor/deck court. Times have changed!
Table shuffleboard has become a competitive and growing
sport amongst players of all ages. With the
success of Sports Bars, Brewery Restaurants and Family
Fun Centers, table shuffleboard has caught on with
players of all ages. In addition, many
shuffleboard players are putting these
shuffleboards in their own homes. The games involve
skill and, of course, a little luck. FUN FOR ALL
AGES to play!
| How
To PLAY and SCORE "TAP & DRAW" !!! |
Overview
This is
an excellent game fro a beginner who is opposing a
skilled player. The object of the game is to
shuffle your Weights up to the farthest (or, in TARGET
shuffleboard, the highest) scoring position on the
board, without knocking your Weights, or those of your
opponent, off the board.
To start
a contest, players decide by toss of coin or other
means, who shall shuffle first and which color each
shall have. In this fame, it is an advantage to
shuffle the first Weight.
Weights
are shuffled alternately, until all eight have been
shuffled, which completes one round of play, just as in
the traditional "Knock-Off"
tournament shuffleboard game.
You may
try to tap your Weight, with the purpose of sending it
farther up the board. However:
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If you knock
your own Weight off the board, it must remain off
and out of play. |
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If you knock
off your opponent's Weight off the board, your own
weight will be removed from play, and your
opponent's Weight replaced on the board in its
original position. |
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If you knock
your opponent's Weight off the board, and at the
same time advance one or more of your own Weights to
higher scoring areas, your Weights must be returned
to their original positions, your opponent's Weight
replaced in its original position, and your shooting
Weight must be removed from the board. |
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If you tap any
of your opponent's Weights, so that they advance,
they remain in their better scoring position. |
How To Count Players Scores - "METHOD
OF SCORING RULES"
Scoring is the same just as in the traditional "Knock-Off" tournament
shuffleboard game, where the traditional GAME SCORE is 15
points or for "Horse
Collar" GAME SCORE is 51-points. The player
or team who scored in the previous round shuffles last in
the next round. Remember, in this game (unlike "Knock-Off") it is an
advantage to shoot first.
CUSHION (BANK) SHUFFLEBOARD
PLAY
To play TAP & DRAW shuffleboard on a
Cushion Board model (a.k.a. Bank Shuffleboard) the same
rules and methods explained above apply, except that each
Weight must first carom or bank off either side cushion,
en route to the scoring area.
HORSE COLLAR
PLAY
The game of Horse Collar also may be
played, using TAP & DRAW rules, and using the same
scoring methods explained in the "HORSE
COLLAR RULES".
Miscellaneous
Rules (Re:Board Talk Open Rules/Guidelines)
Before a player shoots, the player can dust the board if
dry spots are showing. Note: In tournaments this may
be restricted to the edge of the board or left to the
discretion of the Tournament Director.
Shooters must have one foot behind the playing surface
while they are shooting.
Hitting or shaking the table is never allowed.
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Page Last Updated: 07/26/2005 09:27:27 AM |
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