We’ve all probabyl heard of skittles, no not the multi-coloured sweets, I mean the bowling-like game where you have a number of skittles set up and you have to roll a ball to knock as many down as possible.

It is usually played with 9 wooden skittles, hence its other name ‘Nine Pins’. The ball was traditionally also made from wood. However, this is about table skittles, a game I know which can sometimes be found in traditional pubs around England.

In table skittles (also known as Devil Amongst the Tailors or bar skittles), the ball is attached to a rod that stands beside a set of 9 miniature skittles or pins. The player must swing the ball around the pole and, like in standard skittles, knock as many pins over as they can.

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