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Sjoelen: thirty discs, four gates
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Other sources
- Algemene Nederlandse Sjoelbond, "Spelregels" (normaal sjoelen, Libre), undated sjoelsport.nl
- Algemene Nederlandse Sjoelbond, "Over de bond", undated sjoelsport.nl
- Rijksmuseum, Adriaen van Ostade, "Vertier bij een herberg" (Tavern Games), RP-T-1886-A-621, about 1677, public domain rijksmuseum.nl
- Rijksmuseum, "Sjoelen aan dek", NG-2009-94-27-4, 1925 to 1927 rijksmuseum.nl
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A hand-painted SJOELEN sign above two long wooden sliding boards leaning on a dark ribbed wallPhoto: RN Collins
- Slide 2
- Diagram of a sjoelbak from above: four boxes at the far end marked 2, 3, 4 and 1, a bar with four gates, discs at the near endImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Algemene Nederlandse Sjoelbond, Spelregels, : "Bij normaal sjoelen begin je met 30 schijven en speel je maximaal drie onderbeurten." "van links naar rechts 2, 3, 4 en 1 punt." "Elke complete set van één schijf in ieder vak levert 20 punten op." "Met 30 schijven kun je 148 punten halen."Museum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Looking down at two long wooden sjoelbakken leaning on a wood-panelled wall below a SJOELEN signPhoto: RN Collins
- Slide 4
- Pen and ink drawing: a man in a hat stands watching while another leans over a long wooden table under a tiled roofSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- A hand-painted SJOELEN sign on a wood-panelled wall, seen from above, with the end of a sliding board below itPhoto: RN Collins
- Ring frame
- Games board with pieces, 1739, Rijksmuseum (BK-15111)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, cropped