Skittles (sport)

Skittles is a historical lawn game and target sport of European origin, from which the modern sport of nine-pin bowling is descended. In regions of the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game remains a popular indoor pub game.

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia describes skittles as a game where players attempt to knock down "nine wooden pins" that are arranged in a diamond shape. Players get three rolls and the game can be played by "two or more players."

Skittles has experienced a "gradual decline," since the 1950s, due to "loss of players and the closure of skittles alleys."

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