Each player/team take turns to shoot a puck off – one at a time. GAME OF SHUFFLE BOARDīoth feet must be behind the 1 point line closest to the player when you shoot the puck away. They can easily be removed by sprinkling a light layer of sand. For the ends where you shoot from, you have to keep an eye our for “holes” in the sand. You must not play shuffleboard without having sand on the table. The loser starts as it is advantageous to shoot the last stone. STARTĮach player/team has 4 pucks in each round – red or blue. If you are an odd number, you can take turns shooting. ![]() The game is best played 1 on 1, 2 on 2 or 4 against 4. SHUFFLEBOARD RULES HOW TO PLAY SHUFFLEBOARD NUMBER OF PLAYERS Go forth and emerge victorious! We’ve also got this handy guide to print and share with your mates, so you can get ahead of the game. Having read this, you should now be a Petanque pro. The first team to accumulate 13 points wins the game- there is no required number of rounds. The winning team of the previous round will place the starting circle and throw the jack Once points have been counted, you’re ready to start a new round. The winning team (of that round) also scores a point for every boule that lies closer to the jack than the opposing teams’ closest boule…get it? The team with the boule closest to the jack wins the round Points are gathered once all boules have been thrown. There is no order of play between team members, but each of them can only throw their own boules and must go one by one Once your team uses up all of their boules, the opposing team can continue throwing the rest of theirs. ![]() The team with a boule closest to the Jack is ‘holding the point’ therefore the opposing team must continue throwing their boules until they take the lead or run out of boules. You must keep both feet on the ground, within the circle, so no Michael Jordan style slam dunks allowed! It’s okay to hit the jackĪn opposing team member must now take to the circle and attempt to throw their boule as close as possible to the jack even if it means knocking the opponents’ boule out of the way Throw your boule so it lands as close as possible to the jack. The aim of the game is to throw your boule so it lands closer to the jack than your opponents’. It must land within 20 – 30 inches of the starting circle and at least three feet from any obstacles… we don’t ask for much! GO ![]() Stand within the circle and throw the jack. Place the starting circle in a space of your choice (14 – 20 inches in diameter) and at least 3 feet from any obstacles (Please note you’ll need measuring tape and a man-size compass for the below… we joke) The team victorious in the coin toss chooses the starting location and throws the jack. Now you’ve sorted out your teams, leave it up to fate and toss a coin to decide which team goes first. When playing singles and doubles, each player will use three boules and for triples it’s two boules each Divide yourself into two teams of equal ratio (singles, doubles, triples etc…).Įach team will use a set boules with their own groove patterns- this will make life much easier when counting points at the end of each round
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