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[edit] At the Risk of Confusing things further
At the risk of hopelessly muddling things, the game of deck shuffleboard and Floor Shuffleboard bear some obvious and important differences. Deck Shuffleboard is played on wooden decks of ships, and features a semicircular scoring field than floor shuffleboard. Floor Shuffleboard is played on a concrete surface, largely in North America, and features a somewhat triangular scoring field. Originally, the game was played solely on ships crossing the Atlantic, with equipment that was initially intended for other purposes. In 1912 or 1913 the game made the transition to land, with the first courts being constructed in Daytona, FL. Additional courts were built in Williams Park(St Petersburg, FL), and a second Club formed. It was at this second Shuffleboard Club that the rules of (floor) Shuffleboard were codified in the 1920s. Cpeterkelly 05:54, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
This is from James Masters of the Online Guide to Traditional Games.
It would be wrong to merge Sjoelbak with Shuffleboard. In fact the article is wrong because there is no evidence that I have ever come across (and I've looked quite hard) that the 2 games are linked. The occasional author has speculated that Sjoelbak is derived from the English Shovelboard but this is no more than speculation. Sjoelbak arrived in Holland around 1900 and there is every chance that it was simply a new invention by the Dutch. There may be more to it but until someone finds some evidence, it's best not to bandy around false speculation.
[edit] No need to merge
Table shuffleboard and floor shuffleboard are two entirely different games. Combining them would not do justice to the thousands of bars that house shuffleboard tables or the tournaments that so many are so excited to participate in.
[edit] sjoelbak
sjoelbak is an entirely different game
[edit] FUGGEDABOUTIT!
I think this would be a mistake. Table Shuffleboard and Floor or outdoor shuffleboard are separate games, played with differing equipment by different demographics.
[edit] the obvious solution
It is apparent that we should create an entirely new section of the shuffleboard entry for floor shuffleboard. Rather than trying to incorporate the rules of floor shuffleboard into deck or table shuffleboard, we should accomodate the differences of these three just and noble games into one singular Wikipedia entry. Booyah.
[edit] Another view
As a player of both games, I would say that they merit separate articles.
