shuffleboard
noun
shuf·fle·board
ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a game in which players use long-handled cues to shove disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface
2
: a diagram on which shuffleboard is played
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Pickleball devotees will be happy to know there is an outdoor court; golf putting greens, shuffleboard, and lawn games like cornhole line the top deck, too.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Under the proposal, businesses would pay an annual tax of $1,000 on skill games, $100 for machines such as claw machines, and $10 for simple games like darts and shuffleboard.
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Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The attached cocktail lounge keeps the brandy Old-Fashioneds flowing long after breakfast ends and even features an 18-foot shuffleboard table that feels delightfully stuck in another era.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
The 21,000-square-foot venue, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in February, was praised for its many TVs and activities like bowling, shuffleboard, darts and ping pong.
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Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Under the proposal, businesses would pay an annual tax of $1,000 on skill games, $100 for machines such as claw machines, and $10 for simple games like darts and shuffleboard.
—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The attached cocktail lounge keeps the brandy Old-Fashioneds flowing long after breakfast ends and even features an 18-foot shuffleboard table that feels delightfully stuck in another era.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
The 21,000-square-foot venue, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in February, was praised for its many TVs and activities like bowling, shuffleboard, darts and ping pong.
—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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“Shuffleboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuffleboard. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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shuffleboard
noun
shuf·fle·board
ˈshəf-əl-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a game in which players try to push disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface
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