It is played with two teams facing off on a nearly 150-foot sheet of ice that are trying to zero in on a target, getting closest to the center mark, The Washington Post reported.
There is a World Curling Federation that says while an exact date of when curling started is difficult to pin down, it may have started in Scotland and the “Low Countries” in 16th-century Europe on frozen lochs, canals and ponds.
Scoring by the placement of a team’s stone closest to the center of the target — also called the “tee” or “button.” A point is given for every winning team’s stone that is closer to the tee, as long as it is not further than six feet away.
After 10 ends, or rounds, whichever team has the most points wins, but a team can concede in fewer rounds if they don’t think they can make up the difference.
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