London skittles

kawashima · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

Is this game popular in U.K.? Do you play this game in pubs? Have you ever tried this?
I play 10pin bowling so I'm interested in 9pins.
https://www.tradgames.org.uk/images/londonpins.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgNH9RM3awQ

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There are also other types.
9pins in german
I wanted to try this when I went to germany, but couldn't find it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqcKWSWcm6U&feature=related
small 10pins in france
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VCxmVRXuIdQ

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

9 pin is played a lot in pubs, in pub teams. It's played during the winter months along with darts to sustain pubs during the winter lull.

There's lots of leagues, including womens' leagues, if you're interested I imagine the best way would be to find a pub which has an alley, and get acquainted with the team!

kawashima · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

I think there's definitely either a north / south divide or a countryside / city divide as I had never known of any pubs to have skittle alleys in them before.

And now I'm in Winchester, every second pub seems to have one.
Maybe someone else knows a bit more about it?

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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Yeah Skittles is quite a Westcountry "sport", I played for a pub team back in Somerset, is good fun.
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

At the end of the day it's a less refined form of 10 pin bowling, just with a lot more alcohol. Very Happy