Shuffleboard Increasingly Appealing to Younger Demographics

A recent article by the Palm Beach Post discussed whether or not the game of shuffleboard was dying out following the recent dwindling attendance at the 100th Anniversary Tournament for the Palm Springs Shuffleboard Association earlier this month. Although this tournament celebrated the version of the game played on courts and floors, table shuffleboard too has waxed and waned in popularity over the course of its long, storied history. Anyone who thought that shuffleboard was losing popularity amongst younger generations needn't look further than some of the offices of the hippest, fastest-growing young companies in the world to see that its youthful employees know how to let loose with pucks on the table. When Facebook, one of the largest social media websites on the web, opened offices in Australia, one of the first things executives did was look into buying a 12-foot-long shuffleboard table for the company's lounge. Now, while developing the latest applications for its users, the tech-savvy employees can take a break from logging in time behind the computer and challenge each other in an old-school game of knock-off. Stateside, another revolutionary small company has included shuffleboard in its new headquarters as part of its rapid expansion. Zazzle, an online retailer that allows individuals to upload images for printing on apparel, recently had a custom-built shuffleboard installed in its Redwood City, California, office. Founded in 1999, this start-up has blown up, thanks to investors like Google, which helped turn it into one of the top online retailers. Pictures of employees excitedly installing the new shuffleboard table are abundant on the company's Flickr page. Shuffleboard is a growing trend among businesses looking to bring a more upbeat vibe to the workplace, and custom options like those offered by McClure Tables make personalized shuffleboards easier to attain than ever.