How to play.

So, you’ve heard about shuffleboard but not sure how it works? Don’t want to embarrass yourself on the playfield? Never fear, SHUFL. is here and we've got your back.

The basics.

 

  • Two teams, one to four players per team
  • Both teams shoot towards the same end, taking it in turns
  • Only one team can score per end
  • Only count points for pucks past the opposing team’s furthest puck
  • The team who wins the end, slides first in the next round
  • First team to score 15 points wins

 

Step by step gameplay.

Step 1.

ROSHAMBO.

Every game of SHUFL starts with ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ to decide who goes first.

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Step 2.

PUCK OFF.

Red team wins ‘Roshambo’ and decides to let the blue team go first.

First blue puck slides in to the middle of zone 1.

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Step 3.

RED PUCK UP.

Red puck overtakes blue puck and slide into zone 2.

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Step 4.

GET OUT THE WAY.

The action is really kicking off as the second blue puck hits the red puck out of zone 2 and off the play field.

The blue puck stays on the board and has replaced the red puck in zone 2.

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Step 5.

TEAM RED ARE GOING TO PIECES.

Oh no! Team red have lost their nerve. They’ve gone too hard on their second puck and it slides all the way off the end, landing in cradle.

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STEP 6.

TEAM BLUE HAVE NERVES OF STEEL.

The third blue puck comfortably slides into zone 3.  The table is a sea of blue with pucks in zones 3, 2, and 1.

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Step 7.

TEAM RED DEFIES ALL ODDS TO TAKE THE WIN.

Out of nowhere team red manages to avoid all the blue obstacles using the famous ‘SHUFL Curve’ to land in zone 4. Red wins the end 4 points to 0.

Please note this example was based on 3 pucks each.

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Shuffleboard in action.

Check out this video on how to play.

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How to score.

Scoring explained in this handy video.

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