1876 · Action / Dexterity
Crokinole
Players sit around a round wooden board and take turns flicking wooden discs from their quadrant toward the centre. Discs score increasingly from outer rings (5, 10, 15) to a recessed centre hole worth the highest points; landing in the hole removes the disc and scores immediately. Shots must be played from the outer boundary and, when opponents’ discs are present, must make contact with an opponent’s piece (directly or via another disc). After a round, discs outside the outer boundary are removed, points are tallied by ring or hole, and the higher scorer wins the round; matches are commonly played to a set number of rounds or to an overall target score.
- Players
- 2–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 30 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.2 / 5
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- Plays logged
- 767
- Players
- 20m 44s
- Average play
- 133
- In collections
- 39
- On wishlists
- 1
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Can I push my disc instead of flicking it?
No — shots must be made by flicking the disc; pushing is not legal (page 1).
If there are opponent discs on the board, do I have to hit one?
Yes — when one or more opponent discs are on the board you must try to hit an opponent's disc (directly, via ricochet, or by knocking one of your discs into theirs); if you fail to hit an opponent's disc your shot disc is placed in the ditch and any of your (or your partner's) discs hit are also ditched (page 2).
What happens to discs that are touching the Starting Line after a shot?
After a shot, all discs touching the Starting Line are placed in the ditch (page 2).
If my disc goes into the 20 Hole but is leaning or perched over it, does it count as a 20?
A disc completely in the 20 Hole is removed and set aside for scoring, but a disc leaning into or balanced above the 20 Hole stays where it is and is not removed unless it is knocked into the hole (pages 1–2).
Can I ‘hide’ my disc in the 10 or 5 zone when there are no opponent discs?
No — if there are no opponent discs on the board and your shot ends in the 10 Zone or 5 Zone, that disc is removed from the board (this rule is used at the World Crokinole Championship) (page 2).
How do I score when a disc is touching a scoring line or when the round ends?
If a disc is touching a scoring line it counts as the lesser value; at round end count discs in the 15/10/5 zones plus any 20s set aside, then subtract the smaller total from the larger to determine points awarded for the round (page 2).
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