How To Play Shuffleboard

Familiarize yourself with the court. An outdoor shuffleboard court is a rectangle with a triangle at either end. The triangles are divided into different scoring zones.

Choose a puck color for each player or team; each side gets four pucks. Line them up in the “10-off area” at the base of the triangle and flip a coin to see who will go first.

Take turns pushing pucks toward the opposite triangle with the cues. Triangles are divided into ten-, eight-, and seven-point areas, plus a “ten-off” zone. Aim for the areas with the most points. Leave all played pucks in place until the end of the round — after each side has played four pucks.

Tally the scores based on where the pucks lay at the end of the round. Points count only if pucks are entirely within a scoring zone, not touching the edges. If a puck lands entirely within the ten-off zone, subtract ten points from the score.

Continue playing. After each round, switch sides. The first player or team to reach 50 points for a short game — or 100 points for a longer — wins the game.