Pub Games
Pub games are traditional games which are or were played in pubs, bars, inns, and taverns, particularly in England. Most are indoor games, though some are played outdoors (e.g. in the pub garden).
They include:
- Darts (various different games)
- Bowls (various different games)
- Dice games, such as Shut the box
- Card games, such as Cribbage
- Cue & ball games: billiards, bar billiards, snooker, bagatelle
- Bat & ball games: cricket, Knur and spell, Bat and trap
- Skittles - various different games, such as Devil among the tailors
- Board games: Nine Men's Morris, backgammon, draughts, chess
- Coin pushing/throwing games: Shove ha'penny, Pitch penny, Toad in the hole
- Other throwing games: Ringing the bull, Aunt Sally, quoits (indoor or outdoor)
- Other games: dominoes, Yard of ale, Dwyle flunking
References
- Finn, Timothy: Pub Games of England (Oleander Press)
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