Shove Ha'penny - classic Briti

Thinkling

About this game

The wonderfully traditional pub game of Shove Ha'penny (or Halfpenny) has been recreated for the 3rd Millennium.

Being an ancient British game, that has even been mentioned by Shakespeare, with no governing body, rules are varied and loosely defined.

Two players take turns sliding 5 coins up a board which is marked with horizontal lines to form gaps between the lines (beds) in which a coin must end in order to score. Any coins that end up touching or crossing a line do not score.


HISTORY
Shove-groat, named also Slype-groat, and Slide-thrift, are sports occasionally mentioned by the writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and in 1900 were described as "probably analogous to the modern pastime which is confined to common pot-houses, and only practised by such as frequent the tap-rooms."

Shove-groat itself descended from Shovel-board and history records that this was among the many pastimes that Henry VIII. indulged. The privy purse expenses of 1532 show that in January Lord William won £9 of the King at "shovilla bourde," and "My lord of Rocheforde won of the King at shovilla bourde and betting at the game £45." In the following month Lord Rocheford won £41, 12s. 6d. of the King at the same pastime.

Ratings and reviews

Love it! Would love multiplayer ability to play against friends and family without sharing my phone. It's beautiful that this is free and ad free! I would love to be able to donate! Was watching Sherlock Holmes, The Woman in Green, and they mentioned this game. So glad I looked it up on YouTube and then found you! God bless you! Cheers from Houston!!

Great addition to my collection of pup games. 🍻 I recommend that games end with the winner being identified.

Great little game with no ads

What’s new

New 'Progressive' mode enabled (Oxfordshire or 'Newmarket' rules)
New Scoring mode enabled (Portsmouth or 'Shanghai' rules)
Current player indicator
Improved win state