This document describes two traditional Belgian folk games: Sjoelbak and Toptafel. Sjoelbak is played with 30 wooden discs that are thrown through four gates of a wooden box, with points awarded based on which gate the discs pass through. Toptafel involves spinning a top to knock over wooden skittles of different point values located in the corners and middle of a wooden box. Tips are provided for each game, such as shortening Sjoelbak or ensuring a sturdy table for Toptafel.

1. FOLK GAMES
Lucas Geenen
Kaat Roscam
Daan Vanhoutte

2. THE GAMES
Toptafel
Sjoelbak

3. SJOELBAK

4. MATERIALS
▪ 30 wooden discs
▪ A wooden ‘box’
with 4 gates

5. RULES
▪ 30 discs
▪ 3 turns
▪ Keep playing with the discs that didn’t score

6. POINTS
▪ Indicated above
the gate
▪ Series of 4 =
double points

7. TOPTAFEL

8. MATERIALS
▪ A wooden box
with in the
corners and the
middle gates
▪ 14 skittles
▪ A spinning top
with string

9. RULES
▪ Spin the top by pulling the string
▪ Knock down as many skittles as you can

10. POINTS
▪ Middle skittle:
100
▪ Corner skittle:
50
▪ Normal skittle: 10

11. TIPS AND TRICKS
Sjoelbak
▪ Shorten the game
Toptafel
▪ Sturdy table
▪ Touch the table as
little as possible