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Slate Shove Ha'penny

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Many people believe that the best material for a Shove Ha'penny board is Slate. Slate boards are rare these days so we have manufactured our own games using high quality slate from the last working slate mine in England - the same slate used on the roof of Buckingham Palace. You won't find these boards anywhere else.

The board comes with chalk, rules and real old English ha'pennies that have been smoothed on one side to reduce friction.

The smooth, beautifully finished 9mm solid Cumbrian slate is very heavy with a cork backing so it should not move around during play. There are 9 beds - which is the most standard layout - and the usual scoring margins on either side. The board is tournament specification because the lines are channels in the board enabling players to slide a coin or straight edge (e.g. a credit card) down the line to resolve any disputes with certainty.

To make the game work as it should, you will need to sprinkle a little powder onto the slate before play. We recommend French chalk but arrow-root powder or talcum power should work just fine.

Just in case, we have made available tubs of powder specifically for disk games but most people will find something around the house or pub that will suffice.

Hand-made in Britain

Hover over dimensions  to convert Change to $ Change to €	UK pounds (ex.VAT)	Pounds (incl. VAT)	ETA in workg. days	Add to basket
Tournament Slate Shove Ha'penny (smoothed ha'pennies - tails visible) Price includes delivery within Eng/Wales. Approx dimensions: Slate: 530 x 355mm. 10mm thick	£66.58	£79.90	Eng/Wales: 2 wk.days
Tournament Slate Shove Ha'penny (smoothed ha'pennies - heads visible) Price includes delivery within Eng/Wales. Approx dimensions: Slate: 530 x 355mm. 10mm thick.	£66.58	£79.90	Eng/Wales: 2 wk.days

Smoothed Ha'pennies

Smoothed coins are better for slate boards and should be used with talcum or french chalk powder.

NOTE: The old ha'pennies are used and may vary in quality/look but all will work fine for the play of Shove Ha'penny.

Change to $ Change to €	UK pounds (ex.VAT)	Pounds (incl. VAT)	ETA in workg. days	Add to basket
Set of 5 old English Ha'pennies smoothed (tails side visible)	£8.33	£9.99	Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days
Set of 5 old English Ha'pennies smoothed (heads side visible)	£8.33	£9.99	Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days