Knowledge (XXG)

Penny football

Source 📝

80: 121:: If the coin hits the knuckles that represend the goal, the player gets three points. Players get 4 "plays" (or however many they decide), and by the fourth one, attacking players need to flick a coin so it is hanging over the edge of the table. If it goes over, it becomes the opponent's turn, If it stays on the table but hangs over, it counts as a "touchdown", scoring 7 points. 91:
is usually the same: players have three coins on the table in a triangle, and try to flick one of the coins in-between the other two, creating another triangle; the player whose turn it is gets to repeat this as long as the coin they touched crosses the line between the other two coins and stays on
113:
There is another variation of the game in which players use four coins, the fourth coin representing a goalkeeper. Again, the opposing player puts out their index and pinky fingers, but also puts the fourth coin under their index finger. The coin acts as a "goalkeeper", and may be used to block
114:
shots. They then stick out the pinky finger of their other hand and place it right next to the other hand to form the other post of the goal. The two hands should be touching. If the player blocks the shot with their index finger, the shot counts as a goal.
92:
the table, or some sort of point is scored. Variations may also force a player forfeit their turn if the coin being flicked hits another coin, as well as the ability to ricochet the flicked coin off by placing the other hand on the table with the
107:
flat on the table, so that the middle two knuckles of their hand are flat with the table edge; a piece of paper may also be substituted. Touching the goal with the coin being flicked counts as a goal.
110:
Variations include the manner in which the game is started: turns may start by simply tossing the three coins on the table, or placing them on their edge of the table in a triangle facing the player.
83:
If a player flicks a bottletop (1) to a particular point on the table, they can follow by flicking a different top (2) between the other two, to the goal.
165: 259: 226: 99:
The goal in which players are meant to score is usually represented by the opponent's hand, placed on the table with their
216: 313: 190: 71:
The game has been in existence since at least 1959. An electronic version of the game has also been produced.
249: 308: 68:
top. The aim of the game is for a player to score more goals with the pennies than their opponent.
281: 255: 222: 145: 140: 118: 65: 130: 135: 88: 302: 104: 100: 79: 93: 194: 17: 282:"JVC kicks off digital football game in good time for UEFA Euro 2008" 78: 61: 58: 117:Another variation aligns the scoring closer to 8: 87:While varieties of the game exist, the core 157: 7: 166:"The alternative student olympics" 25: 254:. Century. pp. 114, 128. 221:. Human Kinetics. p. 37. 1: 284:. New Media Age. 2008-03-06 330: 191:"Shove Ha'penny Football" 218:Co-ed recreational games 248:Wesker, Arnold (1994). 55:shove ha'penny football 84: 82: 314:Disk-flicking games 215:Byl, John (2002). 85: 27:Tabletop coin game 251:As much as I dare 146:Tabletop football 119:gridiron football 96:facing outwards. 51:tabletop football 16:(Redirected from 321: 293: 292: 290: 289: 278: 272: 271: 269: 268: 245: 239: 238: 236: 235: 212: 206: 205: 203: 202: 193:. Archived from 187: 181: 180: 178: 177: 162: 21: 329: 328: 324: 323: 322: 320: 319: 318: 299: 298: 297: 296: 287: 285: 280: 279: 275: 266: 264: 262: 247: 246: 242: 233: 231: 229: 214: 213: 209: 200: 198: 189: 188: 184: 175: 173: 170:The Independent 164: 163: 159: 154: 131:Button football 127: 77: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 327: 325: 317: 316: 311: 301: 300: 295: 294: 273: 260: 240: 227: 207: 182: 156: 155: 153: 150: 149: 148: 143: 141:Shove ha'penny 138: 136:Paper football 133: 126: 123: 76: 73: 64:played upon a 47:table football 31:Penny football 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 326: 315: 312: 310: 307: 306: 304: 283: 277: 274: 263: 261:0-7126-5918-8 257: 253: 252: 244: 241: 230: 228:0-7360-3455-2 224: 220: 219: 211: 208: 197:on 2009-03-22 196: 192: 186: 183: 171: 167: 161: 158: 151: 147: 144: 142: 139: 137: 134: 132: 129: 128: 124: 122: 120: 115: 111: 108: 106: 102: 97: 95: 90: 89:game mechanic 81: 74: 72: 69: 67: 63: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 39:sporting coin 36: 35:coin football 32: 19: 286:. Retrieved 276: 265:. Retrieved 250: 243: 232:. Retrieved 217: 210: 199:. Retrieved 195:the original 185: 174:. Retrieved 172:. 2008-09-18 169: 160: 116: 112: 109: 105:index finger 101:pinky finger 98: 86: 70: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 29: 94:fingernails 309:Coin games 303:Categories 288:2009-03-13 267:2009-03-13 234:2009-03-13 201:2009-03-13 176:2009-03-13 152:References 18:Coin rugby 125:See also 75:Gameplay 57:) is a 258:  225:  33:(also 66:table 53:, or 43:spoin 256:ISBN 223:ISBN 103:and 62:game 59:coin 305:: 168:. 49:, 45:, 41:, 37:, 291:. 270:. 237:. 204:. 179:. 20:)

Index

Coin rugby
coin
game
table

game mechanic
fingernails
pinky finger
index finger
gridiron football
Button football
Paper football
Shove ha'penny
Tabletop football
"The alternative student olympics"
"Shove Ha'penny Football"
the original
Co-ed recreational games
ISBN
0-7360-3455-2
As much as I dare
ISBN
0-7126-5918-8
"JVC kicks off digital football game in good time for UEFA Euro 2008"
Categories
Coin games
Disk-flicking games

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.