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Shove Ha'Penny |
Traditional Pub Game
Shove Ha'Penny is a traditional English pub game that has been played with many different coins through the centuries. In the fifteenth century the game would have been known as Shoffe-Groat or Slide-Thrift and would have been played in taverns. Many variations of Shove Ha'Penny have developed in different regions over the years. This version of Shove Ha’Penny would have first appeared in 1840. A ha’penny coin is placed slightly overhanging the bottom edge of the Shove Ha'Penny board and players must shove the coin with the heel or palm of the hand so as it slides up the board. Lines are marked on the Shove Ha'Penny board and the areas in between these lines are called ‘Beds’. A Shove Ha'Penny player scores a point every time a coin lands in a bed, but no point is scored if the coin touches the line or lands outside the beds. Shove Ha'Penny players take turns with the ha’penny peices. Scores can be marked in chalk on the edges of the Shove Ha'Penny board and the winner is the first player to land a coin 3 times in each bed. Sometimes a rule is played which allows players to keep re-playing any coin that scores. This Shove Ha'Penny board is handmade from hardwood and is available in solid oak or mahogany hardwood.
This Shove Ha'Penny set comes complete with a set of
£35.95+£3.95 p&p |
