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A Yard of Ale
A Yard of Ale

Pub games are games which are or were played in pubs, bars, inns, and taverns, particularly traditional games played in English pubs. Inns are establishments where travellers can procure Food, Drink, and Lodging. A tavern or pot-house is loosely a place of Business where people gather to drink Alcoholic beverages and more than likely also be served Food England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Most are indoor games, though some are played outdoors (e. g. in the pub garden).

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History of pub games

From Roman taverns which offered games such as chequers (a common pub sign) to the modern pubs of the 21st century with electronic quiz machines, games have long been associated with drinking establishments. Draughts drɑːfts ( British English) or checkers ( American English) is a group of Abstract strategy Board games between two players Quiz Machine is a term used in the UK for commercial coin operated video quiz games that offer cash prizes for winning performances Richard Boston in Beer and Skittles reveals that the first regulation for national control of pubs was about pub games. Richard Boston ( 29 December 1938 &ndash 22 December 2006) was an English Journalist Henry VII's statute of 1495 restricted "the indoor games which were distracting Tudor pubmen from archery". Gaming activities associated with pubs ranged from card games such as cribbage and throwing games such as darts, through physical sports such as cricket to blood sports such as cock fighting. A card game is any Game using Playing cards either traditional or game-specific Cribbage, or crib, is a Card game traditionally for two players but commonly played with three four or more that involves playing and grouping cards Darts refers to a variety of related games in which darts are thrown at a circular target (dartboard hung on a wall Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries A cockfight is a Blood sport between two Roosters held in a ring called a cockpit Balls Pond Road in Islington was named after an establishment run by Mr Ball that had a pond out the back filled with ducks, where drinkers could, for a certain fee, go out and take their chance at shooting the creatures.

Despite their higher popularity with young people , pinball machines were common pub games from the 1940s to the 1980s. Pinball is a type of coin-operated Arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more Metal balls on a playfield inside a Glass

Since the 1970s, slot machines and video games (such as Space Invaders) have become widespread in pubs, causing a decline in the traditional games. A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. is an arcade Video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978 During the 1990s, especially in Britain, pub quizzes and quiz machines became very popular. A pub quiz is a Quiz held in a Public house. It is a largely British phenomenon which reached its peak in the early 1990s Quiz Machine is a term used in the UK for commercial coin operated video quiz games that offer cash prizes for winning performances

Traditional pub games

Traditional pub games include:

Some of these, such as darts, dominoes and quoits, have developed into very popular activities. Ringing the bull is a pub game. It involves swinging a bull's nose-ring which is attached to a string in an arc so as Aunt Sally is a traditional throwing game The term is often used metaphorically to mean something that is a target for criticism Quoits (koits kwoits (Pronunciation "k-waits" is a traditional Lawn game involving the throwing of a metal or rubber ring over a set distance to land over a pin Dominoes (or "dominos" generally refers to the individual or collective gaming pieces making up a domino set (sometimes called a deck or pack A yard (or yard glass) is a very tall glass used for drinking beer a yard (or yard of ale) also refers to the (variable quantity of beer held by Dwile flonking is an outdoor game of dubious antiquity predominantly played in Suffolk and Sussex in England. Others such as backgammon, chess, and dice games are often played in pubs, but are so widespread that they are not usually thought of specifically as pub games.

All of the above games were played in at least some English pubs in the 1970s, but many were in decline and some may since have died out.

Dwyle flunking

Main article: Dwyle flunking

Dwyle flunking or dwile flonking is an outdoor game, which typically involves two teams of twelve players, though there is great flexibility in numbers, terminology and rules. Dwile flonking is an outdoor game of dubious antiquity predominantly played in Suffolk and Sussex in England.

One of the teams gathers in a circle, called a girter, enclosing a member of the other team, the flonker. He holds a broom handle (usually called the driveller), on top of which is a rag soaked with (usually stale) beer, called the dwile or dwyle. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea At a signal, the girter dances around the flonker in a circle. He must flick (or flonk) the dwile with the driveller so it hits a girter team member. The score depends on which part of the body he hits. The usual scoring is three points for a hit on the head (a wanton), two for a hit on the body (a marther), and just one for a leg strike (a ripple). If after two shots the flonker fails to score he is swadged, or potted, which means he has to drink a quantity of beer from a chamber pot within a given time. After all the members of one team have flonked, the other team is put in. The winner is the team with the most points after two innings, usually the one with more members still upright.

Yard of ale

Main article: Yard of ale

A yard (or yard glass) is a one yard long glass holding approximately 3 pints of beer. A yard (or yard glass) is a very tall glass used for drinking beer a yard (or yard of ale) also refers to the (variable quantity of beer held by A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United The pint is an English unit of Volume or capacity in the imperial system and United States customary units. Drinking a yard glass full of beer is effectively a traditional pub game. The object is to drink the entire glassful without pausing for breath, and/or to drink it as quickly as possible.

The glass most probably originated in 17th-century England. The diarist and Fellow of the Royal Society John Evelyn records the formal yet festive drinking of a yard of ale toast to James II at Bromley in Kent, 1683. John Evelyn ( 31 October 1620 – 27 February 1706) was an English writer gardener and diarist James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James

Yard glasses can still be found hanging on the walls of some English pubs, though they are rarely used nowadays.

Bar billiards

Main article: Bar billiards

Bar billiards in its current form started in the United Kingdom in the 1930s and the tables were made by the Jelkes company of Holloway Road in London and sold to many pubs. Bar billiards is a form of Billiards which was possibly initially based on the traditional game of Bagatelle.

The game is played mostly in southern England and Jersey on a special table without side and corner pockets, but with 9 scoring holes in the playing surface. The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. On the playfield are normally placed three skittles - guarding the highest scoring holes (the two 50 point holes and the 200 point hole). Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of Bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by potting balls down the holes before either the time runs out or a skittle is knocked over. The last ball can only be potted by getting it into the 100 or 200 point hole after bouncing off one cushion.

Devil among the tailors

Main article: Devil among the tailors

Devil among the tailors is a form of table skittles. Devil among the tailors is a pub game which is a form of Table skittles. Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of Bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling

The game involves 9 small skittles arranged in a 3 x 3 square, usually within a shallow open-topped wooden box sitting on a table-top. The wooden ball (about the size of a golf ball) hangs from a string or chain attached to the top of a vertical wooden post rising from one corner of the box. The aim of the game is to knock down the skittles by swinging the ball in an arc round the post (rather than aiming directly at the skittles).

In the picturesque name, the 'devil' refers to the ball and the 'tailors' are the skittles.

Shove ha'penny

Main article: Shove ha'penny

Shove ha'penny (or shove halfpenny) is played by two players on a small, smooth board, normally made of slate. Shove ha'penny (or shove halfpenny, and also known in ancestral form as shoffe-grote ['shove- Groat ' in Modern A number of parallel lines or grooves run horizontally across this board. Ha'pennies or similarly-sized coins or metal discs are placed at one end of the board and are shoved with a quick flick of the hand. The object is to shove the coins so that a certain number of them (normally five) lie between the lines. main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review The two players take alternate turns. In addition to shoving his own coin directly between the lines, a player may use his turn to knock his own coins into position or his opponent's out of position.

Aunt Sally

Main article: Aunt Sally
A game of Aunt Sally from the 1911 edition of Whiteley's General Catalogue.
A game of Aunt Sally from the 1911 edition of Whiteley's General Catalogue. Aunt Sally is a traditional throwing game The term is often used metaphorically to mean something that is a target for criticism

Aunt Sally was traditionally played in pubs and fairgrounds. An Aunt Sally was originally a figurine head of an old woman with a clay pipe in her mouth, or subsequently a ball on a stick. A pipe is a tool used for Smoking. The designs of pipes vary considerably but for the most part they are reusable and consist of a chamber or bowl in which the substance to The object was for players to throw sticks at the head in order to break the pipe. The game bears some resemblance to a coconut shy, or skittles. A coconut shy (or coconut shie) is a traditional game frequently found as a sidestall at Funfairs and Fêtes The game consists of throwing wooden balls Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of Bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling

Today, the game of Aunt Sally is still played as a pub game in Oxfordshire. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the The ball is on a short plinth about 10 cm high, and is known as a 'dolly'. The dolly is placed on a dog-legged metal spike and players throw sticks or short battens at the dolly, trying to knock it off without hitting the spike.

Toad in the hole

Main article: Toad in the hole (game)

Toad in the hole involves throwing brass discs at a hole in a box. Toad in the hole is a pub game, involving throwing brass coins at a lead topped table with a hole in the middle A variation of this game has been played in pubs in East Sussex, UK, the 'hole' being in the centre of a large wooden seat set against the wall, the back of the seat being a surface to rebound your shot off. Toad in the hole is a more refined version of the coin-throwing game Pitch penny.

Pitch penny

Main article: Pitch penny

Pitch penny (also called Penny seat, Penny slot, Tossing the penny and Penny in the hole) involves throwing coins across the room and into a hole carved in the seat of a wooden bench. Pitch penny (also called Penny seat, Penny slot, Tossing the penny and Penny in the hole) is a Pub game.

Ringing the bull

Main article: Ringing the bull

Ringing the bull involves swinging a bull's nose-ring, which is attached to a string, in an arc so as to hook it onto a bull's horn or hook attached to the wall. Ringing the bull is a pub game. It involves swinging a bull's nose-ring which is attached to a string in an arc so as

There is a vibrant and thriving tradition of playing this game at what is reputedly the oldest pub in England, Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem in Nottingham. Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem is one of the 20 Public houses (including three in Nottingham) which claim to be the oldest drinking establishment in England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.

The game was adopted by the earlier settlers of the Caribbean islands, where it is also referred to as the Bimini Ring Game.

Pub sports

As a subset of pub games, pub sports include traditional pastimes such as darts, billiards, and skittles. Darts refers to a variety of related games in which darts are thrown at a circular target (dartboard hung on a wall Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of Bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling Unlike parlour games, or gambling games of chance like cards and dice, all of which are also often played in bars, pubs, and taverns, Pub Sports require exertion, coordination, and dexterity in particular physical skills. A parlor game is a group Game played indoors During the Victorian era in Great Britain and in the United States, these games were extremely A card game is any Game using Playing cards either traditional or game-specific Dice games are games that use or incorporate a die as their sole or central component usually as a Random device.

Many of these games owe their origins to older outdoor sports, adapted and transformed over time for indoor play.

List of pub sports

• Snooker
• Pool
• Bjureez
• Bagatelle
• Sjoelbak
• Shove ha'penny
• Shuffleboard
• Pitch Penny
• Aunt Sally
• Ringing the Bull
• Pub Rally

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