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Recreational Doubles - WCC 2013 - Knipsbrat
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Recreational Doubles - WCC 2013. The World Crokinole Championships are an all day event. Doubles categories starts by 8:30am. Singles categories are held in the afternoon and evening. My son, Kieran, and I entered the recreational doubles category. Simultaneously, the competitive category and the cues category held their tournaments. Kieran and I ended up placing 36 out of 46 teams. We're happy to have accumulated 33 20s. We had a great time playing against some great players. Quinte Region Crokinole Club.
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History - Knipsbrat
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The earliest known crokinole board was made by craftsman Eckhardt Wettlaufer in 1876 in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Several other home-made boards of southwestern Ontario origin, and dating from the 1870s, have been discovered since the 1990s. It seems to have been patented on April 20, 1880, in New York City by Joshua K. Ingalls. Quinte Region Crokinole Club. Crokinole Board Images (MLKSHK).
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Builders - Knipsbrat
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Crokinole boards are frequently handmade by their owners, and are passed down as family heirlooms. Several craftsman have made names for themselves selling handmade crokinole boards to enthusiasts all over the world. These 4 builders are particularly well regarded and popular in the crokinole communinity. Martin Willard ( crokinolegame.ca. Builds the boards currently used at the World Crokinole Championship. Wayne Kelly aka " Mr. Crokinole. Literally wrote the book. Murray and Sue Skaling ( muzzies.ca.
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Rules - Knipsbrat
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Scoring occurs after all pieces (generally 12 per player or team) have been played, and is differential: i.e., the player or team with higher score is awarded the difference between the higher and lower scores for the round, thus only one team or player each round gains points. Play continues until a predetermined winning score is reached. The National Crokinole Association. Of Canada) sanctions tournament play across Canada and the World Crokinole Championship. In Tavistock, ON. The NCA rules.
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Legends - Knipsbrat
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The following text, documenting "Eagan-Fitzgerald Cabal", appears repeatedly across the internet, little corroborating evidence has been found to back up the interesting story:. The "One Cheek" rule:. Quinte Region Crokinole Club. Crokinole Board Images (MLKSHK).
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Pichenotte - Crokinole by another name - Knipsbrat
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Pichenotte - Crokinole by another name. While at 15th World Crokinole Championships in Tavistock, ON. I had occassion to view one of the Lagasse brothers' Pichenotte. It certainly is a work of art. A crokinole board in every way, the posts are quite a fine work with a rubber o-ring around the center. The ditch was covered with a fine felt. It was really quite spectacular. Posted Sun 09 June 2013 by Demian. Quinte Region Crokinole Club. Crokinole Board Images (MLKSHK).
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Adult Singles - WCC 2013 - Knipsbrat
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Adult Singles - WCC 2013. The World Crokinole Championships are an all day event. Doubles categories starts by 8:30am. Singles categories are held in the afternoon and evening. As Kieran headed over to compete in the juniors (6-10) category, I got in line to draw my number for the competitive singles category: the main event. I got one of the toughest (best) draws there could be:. Next up, another strong, but less famous (famish? Now we're playing Crokinole. Of course, once you start thinking that a perf...
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2014 World Crokinole Championships - Knipsbrat
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2014 World Crokinole Championships. This past June, I found a reason to repeat what might have been a once-just-to-do-it trip to Tavistock, ON for the World Crokinole Championships: I was able to convince my brother and my father to join Kieran and I. What a great time. The first highlight was Morgan's opportunity to get beat badly by Joe Fulop, who although far from his prime was still strong enough to beat a relative newbie decisively. For me, I got to play with Bob Mader, one of my favorite people fea...
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Choner Crokinole Championship 2014 - Knipsbrat
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Choner Crokinole Championship 2014. Apparently, October 18 was a big day for crokinole players across the continent. At the top of the list the NCA sanctioned. Ontario Doubles Crokinole Championship. Has held in Brucefield, ON. A couple other fun events were being held: #Crokchella. In Calgary and of course, the 4th annual Choner Crokinole Championship. In Astoria, Queens, NY. Choner games are played 12 discs-a-player and first-to-100 with exception of the championship final which is played first to 200&...
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Crokinole? - Knipsbrat
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Knipsbrat" is the lesser known name of the game, Crokinole. Knipsbrat translates to "flick board" in the Low-German spoken by Mennonite players. Crokinole stands out as a game that is beautiful as much for its play as the many ways it can be appreciated. Crokinole players take turns sliding wooden discs towards the center of a circular board, while knocking their opponents discs away or off the board. Crokinole is experiencing a resurgence of popularity in recent years and has grown to somewhat of a cult...
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