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Game Play Equipment Rules of Play What is Curling? The sport of curling is believed to have originated in Scotland sometime between 1520 and 1550. In 1834, a convention of Scottish curling clubs established the first standardized rules of the game. The first club in North America was the Royal Montreal Curling Club, organized in 1807, and the game is still especially popular in Canada and is now an Olympic sport. Curling has been described as "chess on ice." It is a team sport under the direction of a skip (see Game Play for details on how the game is played). The strategy as a team is to place your stones in the field of play in such a way as to maximize your points while protecting your key stones from being knocked out of play. The excitement comes when your opponent tries to do the same, at the same time within the same space. The game is played on an ice rink 146 feet long and 15 feet wide with a target, or "house," at each end. The house consists of three concentric circles (blue, white and red) with an outside diameter of 12 feet marked on the surface under the ice. The "bull’s-eye" or center of the innermost circle is called the "tee line" or, more colloquially, the "button." Our Facilities The Norfolk Curling Club has two sheets of artificially made ice, allowing for two games to be played at a time. We have a locker room facility for storage of clothing and equipment, a warming room for observation and enjoyment of the game, and a bar for more observation and enjoyment of the game (adults only, please!).
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