New research proves young adults want to drink in pubs with traditional bar games

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New research issued this week at the Great British Beer Festival by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale suggests the return of traditional pub games like Shuffleboard, Billiards, Skittles and Darts would encourage more young adults to visit pubs at a time when 25 pubs across Britain are closing every week and similar statistics around the world…

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Editorial feature: Pop Magazine

Pop Magazine Editorial

Southern Cross Shuffleboards has scored some awesome editorial in the new issue of Pop Magazine, Australia’s premier free-press action sports mag. Similar to Blisss in America, it covers skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing news along with interviews and a lifestyle section covering music, cars, technology, fashion, films and opinion pieces from around the world.

Pop Mag’s “2011 Outerwear Issue” – which features Berrics co-owner Steve Berra on the cover – includes editorial on film-maker Kai Neville, TSC founder Jarrod Wouters, model Erin McNaught, tablets and electronics, and a full-page feature piece on Shuffleboard.

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5 x places to play shuffleboard… In Chicago, Illinois

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Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest and most famous athlete in the history of sport and hence the city of Chicago, where he dominated the Bulls basketball court for most of his career, is almost as well known across the globe.

Southern Cross Shuffleboards is a huge supporter of basketball and big fan of the Chicago Bulls (including this year’s MVP, guard Derrick Rose), but we are most impressed right now to hear that the Windy City has a thriving shuffleboard scene!

Check out these five hot-spots for playing table shuffleboard in Chicago…

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VIP at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

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Celebrity chef Shannon Bennett & friend get their shuffle on.

Where did you spend your Easter Holidays? Southern Cross Shuffleboards spent the week in the VIP Bar of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, celebrating the event’s 50-year anniversary with the world’s best surfers and celebrities alike…

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Funny Ad: Andes Teletransporter

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We like a good beer ad here at Southern Cross Shuffleboards HQ and we think Argentina beer brand Andes has done a pretty decent job with their Andes Teletransporter campaign. What is it? Watch and learn…

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Shuffleboard steals the show at recent Home Expo in the USA

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The recent Mid-Missouri Home & Lifestyle Expo in the USA featured over 125 unique booths and displays, but much of the event hype was generated by the introduction of a “Man Cave” exhibition…

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Puma salutes the After Hours Athlete & After Hours Sports

Puma Social salutes the After Hours Athlete

We’re big fans of the creative marketing campaigns the likes of Nike, Reebok, Adidas and Puma put out on TV and online every year, but a new project titled “Puma Social” especially caught our eye this week. “Puma Social” honours the After Hours Athlete and the After Hour Sports they play, and their new video ad gave us goosebumps….

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5 x places to play shuffleboard… In Austin, Texas! (Part 1)

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Everything is big in Texas. The amount of LOVE for table shuffleboard is VERY BIG in Texas. The bars love it, the locals love it, the holiday-makers love it, and we love that…

The number of shuffleboard tables in bars, clubs and homes around the state is crazy, so it was tough to pick the right place to start our town-by-town reviews. We’ve gone with Austin first, simply because it’s the home of The University of Texas… The school has over 48,000 students and you can’t argue with those numbers…

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Editorial feature: Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine

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Top Aussie surf mag Australia’s Surfing Life just put its March “Hear The North Shore Roar” issue on newsagency shelves and as well as being a great read, the issue features an outstanding product review for Southern Cross Shuffleboard Tables…

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5 x places to play shuffleboard in… Orange County, Southern California

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California – home of Micky Mouse, Hollyweird, beach babes galore and thousands of shuffleboard tables. We love all of the above, but this particular post is all about where and how to find the later in Orange County…

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