When you think of taking a cruise on a luxury liner, what comes to mind? First would have to be all the food you hear about that is available 24 hours a day.
Second might be the activities and shows on board (and the ports of call, of course).
Third would have to be shuffleboard.
If you like the idea of sailing the seas and playing shuffleboard, but get seasick easily, you may be interested in trying indoor shuffleboard where you can have all the fun, but don't have to worry about the wind and the waves. It takes a lot of space for this whopping 166" Aged Regency finished shuffleboard table, but the fun for the family is worth all the space it takes.
The game surface is maple, and sand-like beads of silicon are sprinkled on the surface periodically to enable the pucks to slide a great distance with only a slight push.
Did you know that shuffleboard had its humble beginnings in 16th century England when people played a game of sliding a coin down a table?
The game gradually became more sophisticated, and two centuries later, American cabinetmakers such as Duncan Phyfe created fine, inlaid cabinet work on shuffleboard tables for the wealthy in New York City. Interest in the game spread all across the country.
Shuffleboard became very popular during World War II and grew to its greatest height in the 1950's with national shuffleboard tournaments. The game almost died in the 1960's and 1970's because of a lack of uniform rules and organization, but by the mid-1980's, shuffleboard experienced a revival. The National Shuffleboard Hall of Fame was established in 1995 in St. Petersburg, FL, and California has its own Shuffleboard Hall of Fame.
Of course -- we know that playing shuffleboard indoors is nothing like taking a cruise -- but we can certainly use our imagination.
You have to admit, our shuffleboard table is outstanding. We also have a new mahogany pool table and a foosball table, where the players are monkeys and lions. We will feature these later.
Maitland-Smith has a wide selection of game tables, game chairs and accessories. Visit our website today to see more. www.maitland-smith.com
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