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Sjoelen

Also known as Sjoelbak · Dutch shuffleboard · Dutch Table Shuffleboard

Sjoelen: photograph by Jonny German
Photo: Jonny German, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Flick 30 wooden discs along a long board so they pass through four numbered gates; score the gates, then re-flick leftover discs for second and third rounds.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Netherlands.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Celtic and Atlantic Europe.

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