How Do You Keep Score In Shuffleboard: Knock Off Edition
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The wax is on the shuffleboard table and you've chosen the color of your puck, but one crucial question remains: How do you keep score in shuffleboard? Luckily, you've come to the right place to find out. With a little skill, practice and luck, you will become a shuffleboard Sensei, but first... You must learn how to keep score.
The Basic Rules of Knock Off
In the tournament version of Knock Off, players use the short foul line (the one further from the player throwing the weight) to designate the area in which one point is scored. Casual games generally use the long foul line instead, making it easier for novice players who are just starting out. Regardless of which foul line is used, the weight must go past the second line for two points and past the third line for three points. The weight must be fully past the line to get all of the allotted points.
The Hanger
If you'll recall from our Ultimate Glossary of Shuffleboard Terms, the best score that one can receive is called a Hanger. In the Knock Off scoring rule book, a Hanger is a puck that lands in the third scoring section and hangs over the lip of the table. The player that maintains this type of shot until the end of the round is awarded four points for each Hanger they shoot. When there is a Hanger in dispute, official scorers and those learning how to keep score in shuffleboard will often use a puck as a measuring option. Slide another weight along the back end of the board, if that weight hits the disputed hanger, the player has received four points. While it's rarely ever seen in a game of Knock Off, there is a possibility of 16 points being scored in one round with four hangers. Be our guest and shoot for it, but all we have to say is "Better luck next time!"
