Shuffleboard
Shuffleboard is a game in which players use cues to push weighted discs, sending them gliding down a narrow court, with the purpose of having them come to rest within a marked scoring area. It is also known as table shuffleboard or American shuffleboard. The game can be played on a variety of surfaces, including outdoor courts, indoor tables, and even on deck surfaces of ships. The objective of the game is to score points by getting the weighted discs to come to rest within a marked scoring area. The game has a rich history, with records of its early development dating back to the 17th century.
Table shuffleboard, also known as American shuffleboard, indoor shuffleboard, slingers, shufflepuck, and quoits, is a specific variant of shuffleboard played on a long and smooth wooden table. The table is sprinkled with tiny, salt-like beads of silicone to decrease friction, allowing the weighted pucks to slide a great distance with only a slight push. The game has official rules established by organizations such as The Shuffleboard Federation and the Table Shuffleboard Association in the U.S..
A shuffleboard is a table designed for playing the game of shuffleboard, typically built around a playfield made of premier maple timber that has been precisely flattened, honed, and treated with a low-friction coating. The playfield is kept clean for optimal performance, and silicone powder is sprinkled over it to help the pucks skim the table smoothly.
In summary, shuffleboard is a game with a rich history that involves pushing weighted discs down a narrow court or table to score points within a marked scoring area. It can be played on various surfaces and has specific variants such as table shuffleboard, each with its own set of rules and equipment.
