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The rules you will see every few minutes, in the order you meet them. Each opens on its answer.

B · Beginner · 5 rules · Step 1 of 4

The game

  1. How does curling work?Two teams of four take turns sliding stones down a sheet of ice towards a target called the house.
  2. How do you score in curling?Only one team scores in an end.
  3. What happens when a curling game is tied?The team with more points after the scheduled ends wins.

Stones in play

  1. What is a hog line violation in curling?A player delivers from the hack using the handle and must let go before the hog line at the near end.
  2. What are the sweeping rules in curling?Any player of the delivering team may sweep their own moving stone anywhere in front of the tee line at the playing end.
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