Basically, playing shuffleboard involves sliding or shuffling 8 metal weights over a highly polished playing field. Four of the weights are red while the other four are blue. This is to distinguish teams or opponents. The goal is to outdo the other team by sliding your weights farther into the shuffleboard court scoring area than your opponent’s weight.

You have to dislodge the other team’s weights or pass them. In the basic two-handed game, both players stand at the same end of the court. The opponents take turns shooting weights until all 8 have been thrown. The first player to score 15 points wins. When more than 3 players are involved, the first to get 21 points win.