Skittles

A True Man's Game

I have officially played the greatest bar game in the world. It's called Skittles and I'm in love. It is a hybrid of bowling and shuffle board, played in the basements of most of the United Kingdoms pubs. It's basically a wooden alley with nine small wooden pins erected in a diamond at the far side of the lane. Each player gets three shotput sized rubber balls to knock the pins down. You cannot bank the ball off the sides and some players roll the ball some bounce it. I play for the prestigious Baystar Club in Bath, the is over 50 years old but we're not doing too well. At the moment we are in the cellar in more ways than one. I have yet to pick up on the nuances of the game that my teammates who have been playing for decades seem to have mastered. I will not lie and say I am any good because I play about as well as an Englishman playing baseball. The most important stat is that every player out of the eight a side usually buys a round of pints. By the end of the night you are thoroughly pissed. Here's a link to a great website on Skittles...The Online Guide to Skittles