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Sjoelbak is a tradional Dutch redemtion (pub) game for two players, or for two teams, played on a tabletop board with thirty wooden discs (pucks).

Popularity
Sjoelbak has been a popular game since the 1600's when Dutch fishermen played the game on deck while waiting for their nets to fill.

Ability
Sjoelbak is a family game of skill that will excite the entire family. A game can be played individually, or in teams with any number of players. Sjoelbak is easy to play and is a favorite with youth centers, clubs, and in private homes.

Description
Sjoelbak is a Dutch variation of Shuffleboard, The aim of the game is to slide 30 wooden pucks towards the end of the board and try to have them enter through small arches into numbered scoring boxes. Each player has 3 turns to get pucks in the scoring boxes. The boxes are numbered from left to right: 2, 3, 4 and 1. The most intriguing rule is that for each set of pucks (a puck in every box) they count double so instead of 10 points for a set you will get 20 point. The maximum score is 148.

Closely Related Activities
Bagatelle, Bar Billiards, Skeeball,

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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