Game: Players hit a heavy wooden or plastic beugel (ball of approx. 2-3 kg) with a wooden shovel/sledge over a clay track (approximately 10 × 5 meters).
Aim: To get the beugel through a metal ring (the "beugel") at the end of the track as often as possible, and strategically hinder the opponent.
Number of players: Usually 2 against 2 (or 1 against 1), with multiple beugels per team.
Characteristics: Tactical, skillful, and social. It combines elements of archery, croquet, and billiards, but with a heavy ball on clay.
It is a sociable sport for young and old, both recreational and competitive, with its own Dutch Beugelen Association.
In short: a typical Dutch/Belgian "track ball game" with plenty of tactics and tradition!
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