Table Shuffleboard - The Game

Shuffleboard is a game with similarities to the Scottish sport of curling, the game of croquet, and also to sports such as hockey. It has many variations, outdoor and indoor, involving playing areas of differing sizes and many different rules. The version which is played on a table is called, unsurprisingly, table shuffleboard. It can also be called shufflepuck, indoor shuffleboard, and due to its popularity in the USA, American shuffleboard.

Table shuffleboard is played on a special table made of finely polished wood. are weighted pucks across the surface of the shuffleboard table and object of the game is to score from the penalty spot slipped to a stop scoring zone. There are different rules for team games for two players, and tournaments. The game is very relaxed, popular in contexts where the emphasis is on fun, there are so many variations on the rules to be found from area to area.

Art on the shuffleboard table is fromability to control the puck to a very fine degree. Often the game will involve trying to knock an opponent's puck out of a scoring area, while leaving your own puck in its place. Expert table shuffleboard players have the ability to make their pucks do whatever they want, and can produce some very impressive trick shots.

Table shuffleboard is played in pubs and taverns all over America, and many people own their own shuffleboard table so they can play at home. The beauty of the game is that it is simple enough for the whole family to enjoy playing it, but skilled enough to produce that well-deserved feeling of satisfaction when a difficult shot is pulled off with great precision.