Instructions / Assembly
Shuffleboard and Curling Game Rules
Shuffleboard and Curling Game Rules
RULES FOR SHUFFLEBOARD
Each team begins with a total of 4 pucks (pucks are the blue and red sliding game pieces). Players take turns
sliding the pucks down the length of the board aiming for their opponent's pucks or the scoring areas. The aim is
to get the pucks into the highest scoring area on the board without having them fall into the gutter.
2
-Players
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Players will slide 4 pucks each.
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Both players shoot from the same side.
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The game ends with the first player to reach a total of 15 points.
4
-Players
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Players will slide 4 pucks each.
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Opposing team members will shoot side by side at both ends of the board (see diagram below).
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Players on each side will alternate rounds, clearing the board of all pucks before a new round is commenced at
the other side.
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The game ends with the first team to reach a total of 21 points.
HOW TO PLAY:
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The first player slides their first puck toward the opposite end of the board aiming for the scoring area. Pucks
that do not succeed in passing the farthest foul line are removed from the board before another puck is slid.
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The puck must be released from your hand before it passes the first foul line.
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The players continue shooting their pucks alternately, until all their pucks have been thrown. When this has
been done, one round of play has been completed.
The winner of a round shoots the first puck down the table on the next round.
SCORING:
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Only one player or team scores points per round.
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The player whose leading puck is farthest down the board (farthest away
from the players) is the winner of the round. Only winning pucks beyond
your opponent's pucks are counted. The winner’s score is then totaled.
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To score points, the puck must be in the 1, 2 or 3 zone that is between the
farthest foul line and the far end of the board. Pucks sitting on a zone line count as the lesser value.
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A winning puck that extends over the far edge of the board is a ‘hanger’ and
counts as 4 points
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Pucks in the gutter and those knocked o are forfeited and count as zero points.
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If the leading pucks for each team are tied then no score is awarded.
Tip: Part of the strategy of table shuleboard is to use one's pucks to knock the opponent's pucks o of the
playing surface, outdistance them or use one's pucks
to protect high-scoring pucks.