![]() While anyone else is shooting- whether it’s your opponent or your partner-touching a puck that is in play is not permitted, nor is touching the playing surface or the frame of the table. Going beyond the foul line at any time during the round results in a penalty. If you want to know about a puck’s position, you must ask your partner. The players are effectively playing two games at once, and combining the team scores. When playing in teams, however, teammates stand on the opposite end of the table and play every other round, shooting from alternating ends of the table. In a singles match, it is permissible to go to the other end of the board to see the position of the pucks. While it is permissible to touch the frame, avoid touching the actual playing surface with either hand before, during or after making a shot. Do not hold a playing puck in your hand while your opponent is shooting. Also, avoid extending the lower half of your body past the end of the board. To avoid any penalty points, ensure that you do not, in any way, rub your hands over the playing surface. There are certain violations that will cost a player one point. In a four-player game of ‘doubles’, the first team to get twenty-one points is the winning team. In a two-player game, the first player to get fifteen points is the winner. If a puck is touching the line, it receives the score from the lowest zone (for example, a puck in the second zone that is touching the line for first zone would receive one point). A puck that sits in one of the scoring zones receives a score of one, two, or three points, according to that zone. If the puck is overhanging the edge of the table, it scores four points. For your puck to score points, it must be on the table, over the foul line, and closer to the end of the table than any of your opponent’s pucks. At the end of the round, only the player whose puck is closest to the edge of the table can receive points. If your puck passes the foul line, but then bounces off a puck and goes back into the illegal zone, both your puck and the puck of your opponent are removed from play.Įach player slides a total of four pucks to complete a round. ![]() Ideally, you can hit your opponent’s pucks into the alley, and therefore out of play, while moving your pucks into a higher-scoring position. It is possible to hit the pucks of your opponent when sliding your puck down the table. ![]() Pucks that fall into the alley remain out of play for the rest of the round. The table is surrounded by a gutter, called the “alley”. ![]() If the puck does not pass the foul line closest to the shooting player, it is considered to be in the ‘illegal zone’ and removed from the table. The center of the table is divided from each end by two lines called the “foul lines”. The main idea is to get the pucks as close to the end of the board as possible, without them falling off the end. Players alternate sliding their puck down the shuffleboard table. Shuffleboard is played with weighted pucks, colored red or blue to indicate which player or team they belong to. Players can flip a coin to decides who goes first. Before the game begins, it is considered a sign of good sportsmanship for all players to shake hands. ![]()
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