Sjoelbak game board

Each box has a certain value. In this sense, you might even say it has a little bit of Plinko involved too! A close up shot of a Sjoelen Table. Sjoelen is a popular game in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany although there are some here in the states who enjoy the game.

There are two types of Sjoelen; Homas and Schilite. The boards are the same but the gates and discs are a different size. Sjoelen board is 2 meters x 0. Each player gets 30 discs. In order for a score to count, the entire disc must pass through the front of the gate bar. Now I just need to figure out how to fit it in my car to take on holidays! Dutch Games has been in business since selling sjoelbak boards in the US.

Please note: We are not required to collect any taxes. The Dutch-made official competition model Sjoelbak is made of solid hardwood with 30 machine-tooled pucks to provide better control.

These boards are handcrafted of imported hardwoods, such as European Beech for the sides and the slots, while the bottoms are made of Occume. All components are manufactured and assembled in the Netherlands and are designed to give you years of enjoyment.

For quantity discounts, please check shopping cart. Canadian customers: We are not required to collect any taxes. In most cases they will receive their Sjoelbak within a week after you place the order. Would you like to improve your sjoelen play? Right now you can sign up to compete with others all around the world. You will be able to play at home or at your favorite club and report your score once a week and see how you stack up against other sjoelen players all over the world.

They were a bit different than what my father-in-law taught me, but that is ok. What was interesting was that after each racking of the disks, they should be moved away from the backstop 5 mm to form a buffer. It took no time to fashion up a spacer stick. Tapered on the ends so it easily slides between the disks and the backstop. I thought it might be something you may like to add to your plans. My comment: Thank you for sharing that with me.

Your sjoelbak and disks look fantastic. In hindsight I am sure that his disks will not be accepted for official tournaments as the grain of the wood must run from top to bottom. Bob is not done yet; this he added in Dec I just brought out my board for its winter usage.

We keep it in the basement rec room and generally only use when the cold weather comes in and we get the wood stove going. I find each year that it takes me a while to remember the values of the slots when counting up the score.

This is because I am usually behind the board looking back at the last player. So, I have made another modification you may be interested in. Marking the back of the scoreboard.

All I did was mark out the "dot" placement with a pencil. Then cut a length of wire clothes hanger, heated the tip with a blowtorch, and burn the little dots into the wood. Makes counting really quick. Bob Parkman contacted me in November with several questions about the sjoelbak. Then in August he surprised me with his pictures and story:. The offical game measurements are for 12mm thick sides, 14 mm for the gate and back board.

I kept the over all dimensions as shown in the official Rules, mm overall length, mm from back to front of the start bar, and mm from back to front of poortenbalk. The width inside from side to side is mm. I used Oak for everything except the gate which is maple. The only problem I had was that the area between the gate and the back ended up a little short because of the thickness of the back board, but all the disks fit in there.

I had to use a very thin keeper to cover the holes in the gate to keep the pucks from falling thru the gate holes when the pucks are stored. I also made a gauge board to space the pucks the proper distance from the back board during play. I ordered the official pucks made of beech for the game. I thank you for your help and encouragement on this project. The game was a big hit at the New Years Eve party, and I even learned some Dutch in the process, as the rules were all in Dutch.

The pucks were ordered thru Dutch Games US. These are Dutch made pucks out of beechwood with concave faces. In other words they are Official in size and weight.

They come 30 in a pack. It certainly is a great looking board and thanks to Bob I can now point other folks to a place where they can buy the pucks. Aaron VanDriel contacted me mid May , and had this to say edited. I just wanted to reach out and thank you for the detailed Sjoelbak instructions on your website. I have fond memories of playing Sjoelen on my grandparents' Sjoelbak at their house in British Columbia. I've gotten into fine woodworking as a hobby, and I just knew I had to tackle the Sjoelbak project!

I am about half-way finished with the Sjoelbak at this point building the scoreboard and puck separators, as well as finishing, remain. If you're interested I'd love to send you photos of the finished product to feature on your website.