Pub Skittles - pubs.com

Thought to have been invented by German warriors standing their clubs on end and knocking them over with sticks or stones. Akin to ten pin bowling, knock pins down at the end of an alley with a ball or a cheese. Several types. London Skittles, Western Skittles, Long Alley (Midlands), Old English Skittles, Rolly Polly. A variation called Aunt Sally (Oxfordshire) involves throwing batons at a doll (or anyone else you want her to be).

[@jellyboy123]

I'm in a skittle team in south wales but we play with a ball and pins. I never understood why its not as popular as darts its a sport that anyone can play men women young and old. I love my Saturday nights playing in a skittles team.

[@zach9886]

Now i want some Skittles. When you play do you taste the rainbow? Be careful out there my man, Skittles pox is highly contagious.

[@drummachine434]

@@zach9886 lol

[@michaellavery4899]

@@zach9886 You are attempting to mock this fine, upstanding tradition.

[@zach9886]

@@michaellavery4899 absolutely not I love Skittles. They're delicious.

[@zach9886]

@@michaellavery4899 I was just joking really. I'm a bowler and the games seem similar so it's all in fun man.

[@P00katube]

Life is skittles
And Life is Beer

[@jonathanmosebach2921]

I'd love to play this game! It looks like great fun!

[@robaston5461]

We play the same game on a smaller scale in little addington nn14 at the bell in. Brilliant game

[@csmithreal]

I finally figured out what my upstairs neighbors are doing

[@frankcromer4865]

The last Skittles alley I knew of was in the cellar of The Mason Arms, Hampstead, London.

[@cq44b]

playing for the first time next wednesday. bit apprehensive after watching this but what the hell will give it a go. Honiton five skins.

[@dorianleakey]

What an interesting version of the game

[@LincolnTheLabrador]

Wow that's an odd skittles game

[@ajivins1]

They still skittle in pubs in Cardiff, though with an alley, not like this.

[@kingshearer2]

Aye most have made way for Gastro pubs or 'family' pubs.

[@Thecogthrower]

Shame I can only post link to my Facebook page. Video would interest many a "Northant's Hood Skittler / or Team". Who knows, teams might wish to take up the challenge of trying their hand at 7lb Cheese.

[@frankcromer4865]

My Grand-Father was British Champion..before the war!

[@michaellavery4899]

They went into battle over a game of pub skittles?

[@goosecaboose138]

theres one in yeovil

[@Beatlefan67]

There's many in the area! There are 70 teams in the Yeovil Sports Skittle League (Fridays in the winter) I play at Bradford Abbas as a home alley.

[@dwarfyman4899]

Never stick up for a skittles team

[@chrismannings515]

Dwarfyman oh no why 😂

[@jaimilmudge6917]

@@chrismannings515 done it for 3 years, many injuries and scaryy

[@julienwongjuinrey6868]

skittles are known as bowling pins

[@johnstevenson1709]

Not in the uk other way round

[@jaimeosorio97]

All your grandparents were champs at this crap cuz no one played it 😂😂

[@drummachine434]

This looks so weird