Zhulbak ( Sjoelbak ) - a sports board wooden game, the essence of which is rolling wooden washers (chips) into special pockets on the board.
Game Names
Sjoelbak (zhulbak) as well as Sjoelen are the Dutch names for the game.
In England it is called "Dutch Shuffleboard".
In different countries, the pronunciation of the name varies, for the Russian language the transcription of Zhulbak has taken root. The Russian name "Zhulbak" is a registered trademark.
Origin
The Sjoelbak game is a Dutch variation of the English Shuffleboard game. In Holland, the game appeared in the XVIII century .
Game Rules
Zhulbak (Sjoelbak) is a competitive game. According to the original rules, each person has the opportunity to score 30 wooden washers in 4 pockets on the board. Clogged washers are placed on top of each other at the end of the pockets, but not clogged - they return to their original position, and the participant tries to score them again. A total of 3 attempts are given.
Each pocket has its own “weight” (from left to right): the first - 2 points, the second - 3 points, the third - 4 points, the fourth - 1 point. If a puck is clogged in each of the pockets, then the total points are multiplied by 2: (2 + 3 + 4 + 1) * 2 = 20 points. And so for every row scored. The maximum number of points is 148, which is done by scoring 7 goals in the 2nd “house”, 7 goals in the 3rd, 9 goals in the 4th and 7 goals in the 1st. The maximum points are 148 (7x20 + 2x4 = 148), but they could be higher if you score all the goals on the first or second attempt. In this case, you will receive additional “bonuses” (two) or (one) the puck, if you scored all the pucks on the first try, then two, if on the second, one. Then the maximum number of points increases to 152 or 156 (7x20 4x4 = 156)