Definition

Noun: 1. A game played on a smooth surface: A game in which players use long-handled cues to push weighted discs, aiming to slide them into a scoring area marked on the surface.

Usage

• Shuffleboard is typically played on a long, rectangular court, either indoors or outdoors.
• The game can be played by two players (singles) or four players (doubles).
• The primary objective is to slide your discs into the highest-scoring zones while also knocking your opponent's discs out of scoring position.

Examples

• The retirement community has a popular shuffleboard court where residents play every afternoon.
• We learned how to play shuffleboard on the cruise ship.
• A good shuffleboard player must master both accuracy and strategy.

Advanced Usage

• "Table shuffleboard": A smaller, table-top version of the game, often found in bars and game rooms.
  • We spent the evening playing table shuffleboard at the pub.

Variants and Related Words

• Shuffleboard court (n): The marked playing surface for shuffleboard.
• Shuffleboard cue (n): The long stick or pole used to push the discs. Also called a "tang".
• Shuffleboard disc (n): The weighted, round puck that players slide. Also called a "biscuit" or "weight".

Synonyms

• Deck quoits
• Shovelboard (an older term for the game)

Related Phrases

• To shoot/push/slide a disc: The action of playing a turn in shuffleboard.
  • It's your turn to shoot the yellow disc.
• To be in the kitchen: In shuffleboard, the "kitchen" is a term for the 10-off zone at the far end of the court; landing a disc here results in a penalty.
  • His disc is in the kitchen, so he loses ten points.

Noun

1. a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface