SKINS .....
There are a number of entries relating to the game of skins. Could someone please emlighten me as to what the game is and how it is played. I have tried to contact some of the previous contributors with no success.
Response Number 1 : Posted by on August 11, 1999 at 02:32:37:
In reply to request regarding skins... Go to the cool site of the guy who is the guru on skins..
A great bowling site for all, out of the Gold Coast in Australia.
URL http://www.homepages.better.net.au/ash/op.html
or any of the links through Australian bowling sites will take you to him, home page is known as Bowls on the Internet.
Have fun in bowls... A kiwi from New Zealand
or email me at kiwibowls@hotmail.com
Response Number 2 :Posted by Friday, June 13, 2008 at 20:24:25 (EDT):
I created these notes on the basis of the Singel skins game played at the Croydon club in Melbourne Victoria Australia. I hope the material will prove useful to you.
SINGLE SKINS
GAME ONE
SELECT THREE PLAYERS TO PLAY ON EACH RINK – BY AN OPEN DRAW.
PROVIDE ONE SCORE CARD FOR EACH RINK. THIS CARD WILL SHOW THE ORDER THAT PLAYERS PLAY ON THE FIRST END.
A TWO END ROLL UP ALLOWED BUT WITH THE USE OF ONLY TWO BOWLS FOR EACH PLAYER.
PLAY A PROPORTION-TYPE GAME FOR 18 ENDS WITH EACH PLAYER USING FOUR BOWLS.
SCORING
FOUR POINTS FOR THE NEAREST BOWL. THREE POINTS FOR THE SECOND SHOT. TWO POINTS FOR THE THIRD SHOT. ONE POINT FOR THE FOURTH SHOT.
A PLAYER WHO DOES NOT GET A BOWL IN THE FIRST FOUR BOWLS SCORES A MINUS 2...
STARTING EACH END
ROLL THE JACK AS NORMAL. IF THE PLAYER ROLLS THE JACK OUT OF BOUNDS OR INTO THE DITCH OR TOO SHORT. THE SECOND PLAYER ROLL.S THE JACK. . IF THE SECOND PLAYER ROLLS THE JACK OUT OF BOUNDS OR INTO THE DITCH OR TOO SHORT. THE THIRD PLAYER ROLL.S THE JACK. IF THE THIRD PALYER ROLLS THE JACK INCORRECTLY, PLACE THE JACK ON THE TWO-METRE MARK.
CENTRE THE JACK AS IN NORMAL PLAY.
THE PLAYER WHO GETS CLOSEST TO THE JACK PLAYS FIRST ON THE NEXT END – NOT THE PLAYER WHO GAINS THE HIGHEST SCORE... THE SEONCD NEAREST PLAYER BOWLS SECOND.
PLAYERS ARRANGE AMONG THEMSELVES WHO WILL STRAIGHTEN THE JACK. PLAYERS ON ADJOINING RINKS MAY HELP IF THEY AGREE TO DO SO.
SPECIAL RULES
NO TOUCHERS ALLOWED – ALL BOWLS THAT GO INTO THE DITCH DO NOT COUNT.
IF A PLAYER PUSHES THE JACK INTO THE DITCH, IT REMAINS THERE.
PLAYERS MUST NOT WALK TO THE HEAD TO INSPECT THE HEAD NOR MAY THEY SEEK ADVICE FROM PLAYERS IN OTHER RINKS.
DEAD ENDS COUNT AS A COMPLETED END. WHOEVER CAUSES THE DEAD END SCORES NIL AND THE OTHER TWO PLAYERS SCORE FIVE EACH.
GAME TWO FOR THE WINNERS – FIVE ENDS
THE THREE HIGHEST SCORING WINNERS OF EACH RINK PLAY TOGETHER IN SECTION A.
THE SECOND THREE HIGHEST SCORING WINNERS OF EACH RINK PLAY TOGETHER IN SECTION B.
THE THIRD THREE HIGHEST SCORING WINNERS OF EACH RINK PLAY TOGETHER IN
SECTION C. AND SO ON...
WINNERS OF EACH END WIN A SKIN.
IF ANY TWO PLAYERS TIE AN END, THE SKIN JACKPOTS TO THE NEXT END. THUS IF A PLAYER WINS THIS END THE PLAYER WILL WIN TWICE THE SKIN.
IF NO PLAYER WINS THE FIFTH END, PLAYERS PLAY ANOTHER END AND THE PLAYER WITH THE CLOSEST BOWL WINS THE AVAILABLE SKIN.
IN THIS GAME, THE PERSON CAUSING THE DEAD END SCORES NIL. PLAYERS WILL RESPOT THE JACK ON THE TWO METRE MARK. THE TWO REMAINING PLAYERS WILL SCORE 4, 3, 2, AND 1 ACCORDING TO WHERE THEIR BOWLS LIE IN RELATION TO THE JACK.
GAME TWO – FOR PLAYERS WHO LOSE GAME ONE.
THE REMAINING PLAYERS PLAY A SAME GAME AS GAME ONE.
ALL PLAYERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN WHATEVER PRIZE OR PRIZES, THE CLUB DECIDES TO GIVE.
IN THIS GAME, ALL PLAYERS COMPARE THEIR SCORE WITH ALL OTHER PLAYERS – NOT JUST THE OTHER TWO PLAYERS IN THE RINK.
IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WINNING ENDS WILL WIN. IF THE TIE STILL EXISTS, THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SHOTS OVER THE NEXT PLAYER ON THE RINK WILL WIN. IF A TIE STILL EXISTS, THE PLAYERS WILL BOWL ONE BOWL EACH TO A JACK AND THE PLAYER WITH THE NEAREST BOWL WILL WIN.
ALTERNATE APPROACH FOR GAME TWO
THE DEFEATED PLAYERS FROM GAME ONE CAN BEC0ME OBSERVERS AND WATCH THE WINNING PLAYERS PLAY GAME TWO.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
EVEN IF PLAYERS PAY $10 TO ENTER, THIS ENTRY FEE WILL NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT MONEY TO PAY (SAY) $20 AS A SKIN. THE GAME REQUIRES A SPONSOR TO PUT IN (SAY) $500.