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Dutch Games was featured on Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Wereldomroep)

Listen to the interview with our own Jacqueline Heyden on Shortwave on November 19th, 9:00 - 10:00 am Dutch Time. Here is a recording of the Interview

The program is called Expat On Air

 

 

 

Sjoelen The Most Popular Dutch Family Game

Read this interesting article published by The Netherlands-American Association of Minnesota (NAAM) is a non-profit cultural organization which organizes social events and provides resources for people interested in or connected to the language, culture, history and heritage of the Netherlands

www.dutchclub.org/index.php 

 

Alles Over Sjoelen

Great website with information on the game of Sjoelen

http://www.allesoversjoelen.nl/index.html

 

Last year the 2009 WK Sjoelen were held in Egmond aan Zee

The team results were: 

1st Place Nederland 2 with a score of 3502-140.08

2nd Place Duitsland 1 with a score of  3304-132.16

3rd Place Belgie 1 with a score of  3252-130.08

4th Place Suriname 1 with a score of  3128-125.12

The winners

In de individual championships de winners were for the men (for 2nd year in a row) Dick Eijlers from Lisse and for the ladies: Jacqueline Heijnis from Wormer.  

For complete results please check the official WK Sjoelen website  

 
Please check out the  Great Blog  by C. Jeanne Heida.

 

The Classic Dutch Holiday Game of Sjoelbak or Dutch Shuffleboard  

 

 

Rene Zandvliet taking a Sjoelbak with him in Amsterdam (courtesy us.holland.com) & puuramsterdam.nl