Crokinole exploded in the board game community a few years ago. I got a lovely hand made board from Canada.
It's a purely tactile experience - the way the disks crack when they hit each other, the bounciness of the pegs, getting that perfect shot between two sets of pegs, swinging used disks around on the ring at the end of the round - it's a very satisfying toy.
You'd be right to think of it as another version of shuffleboard or curling, but the game can live on a small table and you can crank away games from the comfort of a chair with a beer.
I first played Crokinole when I was 9 years old at my grandmother's house with my cousins and was immediately hooked. That same day I remember telling my sister that it was a time machine - we started playing it at noon, and an hour later it was suddenly 6pm.
This game has such a special place in my heart - like others, I have some beautiful handmade boards, some of which have been in my family for a couple generations. Canadian as well which seems thematically common here. My father and I spend as much time trash-talking each other about playing as we do playing. And my grandmother was a complete shark, the crokinole matriarch who would put any of us to shame.
Another reason why I will always appreciate HN and its breadth of community and interests.
charlietran ·8 hours ago
Made it with the Crisp game library which I highly recommend for quickly making charming little 2D games: https://github.com/abagames/crisp-game-lib
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legitster ·9 hours ago
It's a purely tactile experience - the way the disks crack when they hit each other, the bounciness of the pegs, getting that perfect shot between two sets of pegs, swinging used disks around on the ring at the end of the round - it's a very satisfying toy.
You'd be right to think of it as another version of shuffleboard or curling, but the game can live on a small table and you can crank away games from the comfort of a chair with a beer.
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thih9 ·7 hours ago
> The following rules are sanctioned by the National Crokinole Association and used in all NCA Tour events.
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> 7. i) When a player is shooting, at least one portion of his/her posterior must be in contact with the seat of his/her chair.
http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/resources/rules.html
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jat850 ·8 hours ago
Another reason why I will always appreciate HN and its breadth of community and interests.