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Crokinole

Crokinole is a round board game in which small discs are flicked by finger to hit opposing discs and reach higher scoring zones.

LevelDiscipline FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Crokinole is a round board game in which small discs are flicked by finger to hit opposing discs and reach higher scoring zones.

Geeignet für Fits if you like calm precision and short social games, you want board-game feel with real dexterity, you want tactical angles without a fitness barrier.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Crokinole board, discs/buttons, table, chairs, possible approved wax, score sheet and enough calm space around the board.

First steps

Start at a table with 1v1: set seating position, practise flicking from the shooting line, first hit the 15 zone and then play the requirement to hit opposing discs.
Look for board-game cafes, crokinole/board-game meetups, National Crokinole Association context, tournaments or groups with a loan board.

Look for board-game cafes, crokinole/board-game meetups, National Crokinole Association context, tournaments or groups with a loan board.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Crokinole singles, Crokinole doubles, Crokinole Singles, Crokinole Doubles

Tags precision, table, board, crokinole, precision-sport, disc-flicking-board-game, prazisionssport, praezisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Place one's discs in high-scoring zones under the rules and remove opposing discs from favourable positions.

Teilnehmer

Singles or doubles.

Teamgröße

Singles or doubles.

Spielfeld

Crokinole board on a table, seating/quadrants, discs and centre hole/scoring rings.

Dauer

Duration depends on set, frame, round, lane or tournament format.

Wertung

Scoring rings, the 20 hole and the obligation to hit opposing discs determine points.

Gewinnbedingung

Score more points/games in the match or tournament format.

Ausrüstung

Crokinole board, discs, chairs/table and optional score sheet.

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong order of play
foot fault or wrong throwing line
tampering with equipment or surface
interference with the opponent

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Official Crokinole Rules World Crokinole Championship · official · high
Learn how to Play Crokinole in Two Minutes Tracey Boards · beginner-guide · medium
Review: Crokinole iSlaytheDragon · review · medium
Crokinole Rules - Basics for Beginners Mayday Games · beginner-guide · medium
World Crokinole Championship World Crokinole Championship · reference · medium