Floor Shuffleboard Rules Of Play

The national shuffleboard association maintains a long list of penalties for tournament play.

Floor shuffleboard rules of play.

Shuffleboard is played by either two players singles play one against one or four doubles two against two. Shuffleboard more precisely deck shuffleboard and also known as floor 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. If the other player also reaches or exceeds 75 points the one with the highest score at the end of the half round wins. It is played on an outdoor court measuring 52 feet long by 10 feet wide although there are different dimensions available on new portable and indoor courts.

Deduct 10 points for landing in the 10 off section. It has scoring triangles at each end with a further six feet for players to stand whilst playing. Points are awarded for landing in the 10 8 or 7 sections. As a more generic term it refers to the family of shuffleboard variant games as a whole.

As a rule of play a deck shuffleboard court is a rectangle. It measures 52 feet long by 10 feet wide. To start a game the yellow disc is shot first. Play alternates yellow then black until all discs are shot.

An important objective is to knock the opponents disks out of the scoring areas. Once that happens play continues until the end of the half round. New discs are not to be used in tournament play unless thoroughly broken in.