As a more generic term it refers to the family of shuffleboard variant games as a whole.
Floor shuffleboard rules of play.
Points are awarded for landing in the 10 8 or 7 sections.
Shuffleboard is played by either two players singles play one against one or four doubles two against two.
Deduct 10 points for landing in the 10 off section.
Playing rules in doubles partners shall play on the same color at both ends of the court.
It has scoring triangles at each end with a further six feet for players to stand whilst playing.
Floor shuffleboard equipment and playing instruction players take turns with the various coloured disks and push them into the marked out court.
The national shuffleboard association maintains a long list of penalties for tournament play.
Once that happens play continues until the end of the half round.
There are different dimension options for new portable and indoor courts.
Play alternates yellow then black until all discs are shot.
As a rule of play a deck shuffleboard court is a rectangle.
New discs are not to be used in tournament play unless thoroughly broken in.
Shuffleboard more precisely deck shuffleboard and also known as floor shuffleboard is a game in which players use cues to push weighted discs sending them gliding down a narrow court with the purpose of having them come to rest within a marked scoring area.
It measures 52 feet long by 10 feet wide.
To start a game the yellow disc is shot first.