Product List

Board Types - Family
A new addition to the Heemskerk shuffleboard range; the family board measures 2mtr x 39.5cm x 4cm.Frame - Raminwood. Playing Surface - Meranti. Discs - Beech. Crosspiece with gaps - Beech. Delivery: Mainland England&Wales £12, Mainland Scotland £15.
£95.00
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Board Types - Tournament
Heemskerk S40 Tournament Board. Made in Holland. Size 2mtr x 40cm x 8cm. Weight 7kg. Double boxed for added protection. Hardwood frame. Meranti playing surface. 30 beechwood concave discs, rules, scorecards and a brief history of the game included.Beware of buying cheaper smaller boards(5ft or less)they do not provide the same playing satisfaction that a full size board will give you. Delivery: Mainland England&Wales £12, Mainland Scotland £15.
£115.00
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Board Types - Folding
Heesmkerk S40F Tournament Folding Board. Size when folded 1m by 40cm by 13cm. This board is the HS-40 hinged.The board is constructed to allow discs to smoothly flow over the hinge towards the scoring area. If played too hard discs may jump the hinge on their way back up the board.These boards are popular with customers whose priorities are storage and easy transportation. Delivery: Mainland England&Wales £12, Mainland Scotland £15.
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How To Play The Game
Easy to play. No complicated rules. Great fun. You slide discs along a narrow board and knock them through gaps to score points. Complete a set, a disc through each gap and you double your score! A game is made up of 3 rounds. In the first round use all 30 discs. In rounds two and three use the discs not in the scoring area. Add up your score at the end of the game. Individual or team game. You can play standing up or sitting down.
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Scoring
There are four compartments scoring 2,3,4 and 1 points (See the dots above the gaps).These add up to 10 points however when you manage to complete a set* (*a disc in each compartment) you double your score to 20 points. Discs not in sets at the end of the game score the value of their compartment.
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Adding Up
You add up at the end of the game. First count the number of sets (20 points for each) then count the value of the discs not in sets. Discs not in sets score the value of their compartment (ie. 2,3,4 or 1). EXAMPLE 3 sets = 60 points, 5 extra discs in No.2 = 10 points, 3 extra discs in No.3 = 9 points, 2 extra discs in No.1 = 2 points. The game total is 60+10+9+2 = 81 points.
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Shuffleboard Tournaments
The most popular form of shuffleboard played in the UK is the team tournament. When players arrive at an event they are organised into teams of three players. They decide on a team name and collect a scorecard. The tournament director gives a brief introduction to the game,how the event works and the tournament starts.To view the slide show go to Click Here To Enlarge Image then click on Slide Show.Great fun, the team tournament is an enjoyable social event.
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Tournament Scorecard
Shuffleboard 'Team' Tournament Scorecard - click to enlarge photograph then go to 'slide show'.
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Address

The English Shuffleboard Company
2 Sandringham Drive
Hove
East Sussex
UK
BN3 6XD

Tel.  01273 564375
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Welcome to English Shuffleboard
LOTS OF HAPPY FEEDBACK

Shuffleboard (Shovillaborde) existed in England over 500 years ago. It is an exciting variant of Shov-Ha'Penny. Henry VIII was very fond of the game. The Royal Expenses for 1532 show a payment from the Privy Purse of nine pounds:

''Paided to my lord Wylliam for that he wanne of the Kinges grace at shovillaborde''

The game was made illegal as early as 1542. Played in taverns it was feared that it might keep the proletariat from work!

Attempts to ban the game were never completely effective. It was simply too popular. Even after Cromwell came to power, when it was listed with other diversions as immoral, the game continued to thrive.

During the early part of the twentieth century 'Sjoelbak' a Dutch variation of the game emerged. A standard specification for the board and discs was introduced in 1966 in response to the growth of club and tournament play.


Today shuffleboard (sjoelbak) is played across the UK. The most popular event is the 'Team Tournament'. Each team has three players. Taking part in a shuffleboard tournament brings this typical response: ''Getting lots of happy feedback - brilliant event!'' C.Bartram, Donnington Hall.