Shove Ha'penny Board

Shove Ha'penny is an original old English Pub Game played by two players or two teams of players. Using a special board and genuine British old h'pennies you push the coin with the palm of your hand to score between the lines.

Why note hire our Shove Half Penny board with other Pub Games as part of a package.

Rules of the Games

The object is to slide each ha'penny up the board and to get it to stop between two lines without touching each either, in which case it scores. The area between the lines is called a "bed". The first player or pair to score three times in a bed is the winner of that bed. The beds can be filled in any order. Once a bed is filled it can be marked with chalk on the scoring area on the side. If a player scores more than three times in a bed, his opponent gains the score. This rule applies unless it is the final point of the game. A player can only win on a shove, not by default.

Each player shoves five ha'pennies in each turn. If a ha'penny stops on a line it doesnt score, so the player may try to bump it into place with his next shot. This is known as cannoning and is an important feature of the game. All ha'pennies are left in place until all five have been played. They are then gathered up for the next players turn.