Prince Monolulu
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Back at L&G in the 80s we had a Bar Billiards table. Very popular it was too. Shame it's a bloody hospital now.
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Your pub game of choice
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Skittles.
My late father came from Somerset, when I was a child we used to stay down there with family, my father used to visit a pub with a skittle alley. I was allowed to play skittles while my father had a few pints with his mates.
He once told me they played a game called Spoof with his mates in pubs, I can't remember what the rules were but the loser had to eat a pickled egg
Both of these. I'm from Devon and almost all village pubs had skittle alleys (a lot still do, loads of local leagues still going)
Three coin spoof ? Always used to either prompt a task or forfeit at the end (morning after for example - we used to do it in the office after a big night ti see who got the bacon rolls in)
He once told me they played a game called Spoof with his mates in pubs, I can't remember what the rules were but the loser had to eat a pickled egg
Each person has 3 coins, they put their hands behind their back and leave between 0 and 3 coins in their hand. Everyone takes turns guessing the total number of coins then the winner is eliminated from the next round. Loser has to buy a round.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Right handed Spoofing only mind.
Yep, with 20 of us in the office it would take at least an hour. Then we'd sit around waiting for the bacon rolls. By the time we got them and eaten them, it'd be lunchtime. Happy days
This.
Where are you from in Devon?
Nice to hear that skittles is still going strong in the West.
Yes, I remember now, he did say Spoof was played with coins.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
THE greatest game ever. Many a late night in the pub winning kebabs et al.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Yep that's it, the memory is coming back now.
I like the pickled egg version though, I haven't seen those in pubs for years.
Boringly 'mid' - Uffculme, a very small village a few miles from Tiverton. My parents (and my grandmother - 94 now) lived there all their lives. My brother in law still plays league skittles in and around Tiverton.
Antiques Roadshow ?
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Must be worth £3 of Fiona Bruce's cash.
Nice county, i haven't been to Tiverton though.
Don't bother LOL
Geestar
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Darts
m20gull
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Difficult to choose. Bar billiards is brilliant but i am going to nominate the magnificent Midlands game of hood skittles.
Honourable mentions for ringing the bull and bat & trap.
Honourable mentions for ringing the bull and bat & trap.
WASH
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Crisp Jenga!!
Prince Monolulu
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Fold the crisp packet into a neat, minute triangle