Snap-Back Shuffleboard TAVERN User manual

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TAVERNMODEL
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TWICETHEFUNINHALFTHESPACE
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ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofafineSnap‐BackShuffleboard®!
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Tomakeitaseasyaspossibletoassembleyourtable,wehavepreparedthesepagesto
walkyouthroughtheassemblyprocess,stepbystep.
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InordertoassemblethetableyouwillneedMETRICwrenchestotightenthescrews.The
wrenchisincludedinyourbox,soyoushouldbeabletoassemblethetablewiththetools
provided.
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First,noticetherearetwo boxes.Theseboxescontainacradleboxandanaccessories
box.
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Thecradleboxincludesacradle,aplayingsurface(alreadyassembledonthecradle),
ramps(alreadyassembled),SmallV‐shapedramp(alreadyassembled)andthetools.Also
enclosedarethemanufacturer'sassemblyinstructions,whichincludeschematicsofthe
tablegame,partslist,gamerulesandtheattachingscrews.
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Theaccessoryboxincludeascoreboard,4legs,4leglevelers,2shelves,abottleof
powder,aboxofpucks,abrush,screws,andotheraccessories.
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UNPACKBOXES
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Whenyouopentheboxes,besureyouarecarefulwithanyboxescutteryoumightbe
usingtoensureyoudon'tcutthetablebymistake.
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APhilipsscrewdriverisincludedinthecradlebox;itcanbeusedtoopentheaccessory
box.
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Carefullyremovethelegs,theshelves,thescoreboardbox,thebrush,andthescrewsfrom
thebox.Trynottobumpthesepartsagainstthewoodfinishonthetabletoprevent
scratching.Thepucks,powder,screws,brush,502glueandleglevelersareintheshelves
box.
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Next,youwillnoticethatthereareseveralplasticbagsofscrews.Itwasintendedthat
eachbagwouldcontainallthescrewsandwashersforeachpurpose.Forexample,onebag
islabeled"LEGSCREWS."andcontainsallthescrewsandwashersneededtoattachthelegs
tothebottomofthetable.Anotherbagislabeled"SHFLFSCREWS."
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Taketheassembledcradleoutoftheboxandplaceitupsidedownonsomethingsoft,like
arugoracarpet.Aheavycorrugatedcardboardwilldoifyouarecarefulnottoscratchthe

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surfaceagainstthefloor.
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ASSEMBLELEGS
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Thelegsareassembledtothetablebyinsertingthelegsintothesquarewooden
receptacles.Thereare4suchsquarereceptaclesinthebottomofthetable,oneforeachleg.
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Insertthelegsintothereceptaclesbutdonotboltthemonyet.Notethatthereare2
threadedholesononesideofeachleg.Theseholesareforattachingtheshelves,sothe
legsshouldbeinsertedintothereceptacleswiththeseholesfacingtheotherleg.The
shelvesneedtobescrewedontothelegsbeforethelegsarescrewedtothetable.
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Donotskipattachingtheshelves,evenifyoudon'tplantousetheshelvesforstorage.The
shelvesareanintegralpartofthestructureofthelegs,andareneededtoensurestabilityof
thetable.
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Thesmallshelfisinsertedbetweentherearlegs,whicharelocatedatthenarrowendof
thetable.Theshelfsurfaceshouldfacetheoutsideofthetable.Findtheshelfscrewsinone
oftheplasticbags.Inserttheshelfscrewthroughtheholeonsideofshelfintothethreaded
holeintheleg.Handtightensscrewandrepeatwithothershelfscrews.
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Thelargeshelfisinstalledinthesameway,handtightenedbetweenthefrontlegs,
locatedatthewideendofthetable.Theshelfsurfaceshouldfacetheoutsideofthetable.
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Afterboththeshelvesareattachedtothelegs,youcanscrewthelegstothetable
receptaclebyinsertingthelegbolt,withwasher,throughthereceptacleholeintothe
threadedholeintheleg.Handtightenseachlegscrewstothelegs.
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Oncealllegscrewsareon,usetheAllenwrenchtotightenthelegscrewsandtheshelf
screws.
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Next,installtheleglevelersonthebottomoftheleg.Theleglevelerboltshouldbehand
tightenedsotheroundbaseengagesthethreadedboltwhenrotated.Insertthethreaded
boltintothethreadedholeinthemiddleofthelegbottom,andturnitclockwiseuntilitis
nearlyallthewaythreadedintothehole.Thenbackoffabout2turns.Repeatforthethree
otherleglevelers.
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Nowthetablecanbeturnedover,rightsideup.Thetableisalittleheavy,you’dbetter
havetwoormorepeoplecarefullyliftonesideofthetableandsetituponitslegs.
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INSTALLINGSCOREBOARD
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Removethescoreboardunitfromthesmallbox.Checkthescoreboardtomakesureno

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componentsweredislodgedduringshipping.Todothis,openthebackofthescoreboard
andinspecttheinside.Ifanyofthewoodbracketsareloose,usegluetoreattachthemto
ensurethedisplayglassandthePCBaresecuredtothefrontofthescoreboard.Ifyouneed
toglueanything,waituntiltheglueisdriedbeforeproceedingwiththerestoftheassembly.
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Findthescoreboardattachingscrewsandhavethemready.Setthescoreboardonthe
back(Narrowend)ofthetable,andinsertthescoreboardscrewsthroughtheholesinthe
bottomofthescoreboard,intothethreadedholesinthebackofthetable.Tightenboth
screwswiththeAllenwrench.
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Next,connectthe9‐pinconnectors.Pleasepayattentiontothedirectionofthemaleand
thefemaleconnectors.
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Closethebackofthescoreboard,andplugtheunitin.Yourscoreboardshouldbeready
touse.Turnontheelectricalpowerbyusingtheswitchlocatedunderthefrontofthetable.
Thatswitchallowsyoutoturntheunitonduringplay,andturnitoffwhenfinished.The
scorefortheredisincreasedbypushingtheredbuttonclosesttothescoreboardand
reducedbypushingtheotherredbutton.Ofcourse,theblueworksthesameway.The
scoreisresetto“0000”byholdinganyofthebuttonsinfor2seconds.
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FINALSTEPS
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Placethetableinthelocationyouplantouseit.Wipeoffthesurfacewiththebrushto
removeanystraypiecesofpaper,plasticorcardboard.Thensprinklesomeshuffleboard
powderontheplayingsurface.Werecommendthatyouuseafineshuffleboardpowder
product.YoucanpurchaseitfromMegaManiaDiversions,LLCandwewillshipitouttoyou
immediately.Oryoucangetitfrommostbilliardsupplystores.
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Youshouldlevelthetablebyusingalevelandadjustingtheleglevelers.Oryoucanlevel
thetablebyslidingtheweightontheplayingsurfaceandwatchingifitmovestoonesideor
another.Eitherway,theleglevelercanbeadjustedbyturningthelevelerclockwiseor
counterclockwisetomovethelegupordown.Youwillneed2peopletolevelthetable‐
onetoraisethetablewhiletheotherrotatestheadjusteronthebottomoftheleg.
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HOWTOUSETHECLIMATICADJUSTER
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Thetablecomesfromthefactoryinalevelstate.Youwillwanttomaintainthesurface
aslevelaspossible,orperhapsjustslightlyconcave.Overtime,however,changing
humidityconditionssometimescausetheplayingsurfacetobecomeslightlyconcaveor
convex.Thisconditioncanbecorrectedbytighteningtheadjustingnutsontheclimatic
adjuster.Theseclimaticadjustersarecustomarilyfoundonfineshuffleboardtables,andall
workinthesameway.Movingtheadjustingnutsoutwardwilltendtomakethesurface
moreconcave,andmovingtheadjustingnutsinwardwilltendtomakethesurfacemore
convex.Adjustmentsshouldbemadegradually.Makeanadjustment,andlettheplaying
surfaceadjustoveradayortwo.Thencheckit,andadjustfurtherifnecessary.
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FEEDBACK
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Wewouldliketohearfromyouregardingyourtable.Anysuggestionsyoumayhaveto
improvetheexperiencewouldbeappreciated.Youcanreachusat:
[email protected]
EnjoyyourfineSnap‐BackShuffleboard®!
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SNAP‐BACKSHUFFLEBOARD
RULESOFTHEGAME
TheobjectofthegameistoreachtheGameGoalbeforeyouropponent.
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HOWTOSTART:
‐Acointossdecideswhostartsthegame.Thewinnerofthecointossalsodecidesifthe
gamewillstartfromtheleftortheright.
‐Thefirstweight(Blue)isslidfromthefrontofthetabletowardstheback,sothatit
bouncesfromthebackbumperontotheothersideoftheplayingsurface.
‐Theopponentthenslideshis/herweight(Red)sothatitbouncesfromthebackbumperto
trytobumpofftheblueweightortoplacehis/herweightbeyondtheBlue.
‐Theplayerscontinuetotaketurnsuntilallthe8weightsareplayed.
‐Atthispoint,theplayersdeterminewhichteamscoresandaddthescorefromthisround
tothegamescore.
‐Thegamethencontinuesfromtheotherside,withtheplayerwhoscoredlaststartingthe
playinthenextround.
‐Playcontinuesbyalternatingsidesuntilthetotalgamescoreofoneoftheopponents
reachesorexceedstheGameGoal.
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SCORINGOFPOINTS:
Snap‐BackShuffleboard®isnormallyplayedtoaGameGoalof21points,althoughthegoal
canbeadifferentnumberuponmutualconsentofthecontestants.
‐ Whenaweightcomestorestonascoring(Black)line,thatweightscoresthesmaller
number.Theweightmustclearthefirstlinecompletelytoscore.
‐Ifaweightcomestorestbeforeenteringthescoringsurfacearea,itmustberemovedfrom
theplayingsurfacebeforetheopponentplaysthenextweight.
‐Ifaweightisoverhangingthefrontoftheplayingsurface(4pointsarea),thatweighthasa
scoreof5points.
‐Onlyoneplayercanscorepointsinaround.
‐ Pointtotalforaroundisthesumatthepointsforeachweightthatisclosertothefront
endoftheplayingsurfacethananyoftheopponent'sweights.
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ExampleA:lf,afterthrowingall8weights,thereisaBlueweightandaRedweightinthe4
pointsection,buttheRedweightisaheadoftheBlue,onlytheRedscorespoints.
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ExampleB:Ifthereare2BlueweightsaheadoftheRedweights,the2Blueweightsscore
points,andtheRedweightsdonotscore.
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STRATEGY:
Aneffectivestrategywouldbetoslideyourweightsintoscoringposition,thentoshield
thoseweightsfromyouropponentbyusinglaterturnstoblockthemfrombeingknocked
outofscoringposition.

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