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Outdoor Shuffleboard Court Dimensions

The outdoor court — the one on cruise decks and Florida patios, played with cues and discs — measured end to end: 52 × 6 ft with a 6 ft 6 in shooting area behind each baseline, a 1 ft 6 in 10-OFF band, a 9-ft scoring triangle split into 10, 8 and 7, and dead lines 12 ft apart in the middle. Not the tabletop game.

Were you looking for the shuffleboard table?
Shuffleboard table dimensions and sizes
The indoor game — 9 to 22 ft waxed tables with hand-thrown weights, the 3-2-1 zones and the room each size needs.
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Measured · paint or stencil

Two sheets, one court.

The measured sheet to lay it out from; the blank to hang by the court.

Annotated outdoor shuffleboard court — 52 ft long by 6 ft wide, 6 ft 6 in shooting areas, 1 ft 6 in 10-OFF bands, 9-ft scoring triangles with 10, 8 and 7 zones, dead lines 12 ft apart
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Outdoor Court — 52 × 6 ft

Every line of the National Shuffleboard Association court: shooting areas, 10-OFF bands, the 9-ft triangles zoned 10 / 8 / 7, and the dead lines. Line widths and disc size in the facts.
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Blank outdoor shuffleboard court diagram with both scoring triangles, numbered zones and dead lines, no dimensions
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Blank Court — Build Custom

The court with its numbered triangles and no dimensions — a scoresheet header or a clubhouse poster. Build Custom adds a name and logo.

Outdoor shuffleboard court numbers

From each end toward the centre.

MeasurementValue
Court52 ft long × 6 ft wide
Shooting area6 ft 6 in behind each baseline
10-OFF band1 ft 6 in deep, full width, just past the baseline
Scoring triangle9 ft from base (6 ft wide) to apex; zones 3 ft deep: 10 at the apex, then 8 | 8, then 7 | 7
Dead lines3 ft beyond each apex, 12 ft apart
Lines1 in wide
Discs6 in diameter, 15 oz; four per player
CueNo longer than 6 ft 3 in

Shuffleboard court vs. shuffleboard table

Two different games share the name. This page is the court game — outdoor, deck or floor shuffleboard. The table game is played indoors on a long polished wooden table with hand-thrown weights, and almost nothing carries across except the word.

Shuffleboard court (this page)Shuffleboard table
WhereOutdoors or on a gym floor — concrete, decks, patios, cruise shipsIndoors — bars, basements, game rooms
Playing surface52 × 6 ft painted court9 to 22 ft polished hardwood table (12 ft is the common home size)
What you slide6-in, 15-oz plastic discs pushed with a 6 ft 3 in cueMetal weights (pucks) about 2⅛ in across, thrown by hand
Scoring zonesTriangle: 10 at the apex, 8, 7 — and the 10-OFF penalty bandBands across the far end: 1, 2, 3, and a hanger over the edge for 4
Game to75 (also 50 or 100)15 or 21
Governing bodyNational Shuffleboard AssociationTable Shuffleboard Association

Reading the court

Stand at one end and the court reads away from you: the baseline you may not cross, the narrow 10-OFF band that costs ten points if a disc stops in it, then the triangle pointing at the far end — 7s nearest you, 8s in the middle, the 10 at the tip — and finally the dead line, which every disc must reach to stay in play. The same layout is painted at the other end, facing back, so the court works in both directions.

The numbers on the triangle are painted to read from that end, which is why they look upside down from the centre. Discs are scored where they lie after all eight are played: a disc touching a line does not count, and one that stops in the 10-OFF band subtracts ten. That last rule is what turns a gentle game into a tactical one.

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Outdoor shuffleboard rules
The kitchen, dead discs, scoring to 75 — how a frame works.
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Clubhouse poster?
Print the court with your name on it
The blank court with a logo, name and notes as a print-ready PDF.
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How long is an outdoor shuffleboard court?
52 feet long and 6 feet wide. From each end: a 6 ft 6 in shooting area, the baseline, a 1 ft 6 in 10-OFF band, then a 9-ft scoring triangle pointing toward the centre, with a dead line 3 feet beyond its tip. The two dead lines are 12 feet apart.
How big is the scoring triangle?
Six feet across the base — the full width of the court — and nine feet from base to apex. It is divided into three 3-ft rows: the 10 at the apex, then two 8s, then two 7s split by a centre line. The 10-OFF band sits behind the base.
Is this the same as a shuffleboard table?
No. Table shuffleboard is the indoor game played with hand-thrown metal weights on a 9–22 ft polished wooden table, scoring 1, 2 and 3 to 15 or 21. This is deck or floor shuffleboard — the 52-ft court played with cues and 6-in discs on concrete, decks and patios, scoring 10, 8 and 7 to 75. The comparison table above lists the differences.
Can I build a shorter shuffleboard court?
You can shrink the court and keep the proportions, but the standard 52 × 6 ft is what discs and cues are made for and what the rules assume. If you must, keep the triangles and 10-OFF full size and shorten the middle between the dead lines.
How wide are the lines?
One inch, and a disc touching any line does not score for that zone. Painted courts use a stencil kit; the measured sheet gives every distance to lay one out from a chalk line.
What surface does an outdoor shuffleboard court need?
Smooth, level concrete or a purpose-made court surface, finished so a disc slides freely — the classic patio courts are troweled concrete dusted with fine silicone beads or wax before play.

Court figures from the National Shuffleboard Association layout. Updated through September 2026.