Shuffle board game

A shuffle board comprising for use in conjunction with a plurality of chips;

• a base,
• a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the base,
• an end wall connecting the side walls of the base and defining a game field therebetween;
• an intermediate wall extending between the side walls and dividing the game field into a play region and a goal region;
• a pair of spaced coplanar channels formed in each of the side walls and opening into the goal region, each of the channels being disposed generally parallel to and spaced away from the base at a height above the top of the end wall,
• a plurality of openings formed in the dividing wall, each opening having a width greater than the diameter of the chips and providing an opening for selective passage of a chip between the play region and the goal region;
• a plurality of dividing walls each extending between the end wall and the intermediate wall and dividing the goal region into a plurality of elongated goals, each of said goals having a width greater than the diameter of the chips and extending upwardly from the base to a height below the channels;
• and
• a removable cover comprising a rectangular plate having opposing edges selectively engageable with said channels to cooperate with the side walls, end wall and intermediate wall to enclose the goal region, said removable cover further comprising a flap hingedly connected to the rectangular plate to selectively cover the openings.

A method for playing a shuffle board having a plurality of chips, a playing area and a goal area with a plurality of goals, the method having the steps of:

• shooting each chip towards the goal area;
• if all goals contain at least one chip, reshooting each chip that is not in the goal area;
• scoring a point for each chip not in the goal area;
• and
• adding a penalty to the point score if there is any goal which does not contain a chip.