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Crokinole
#46BGG8.1RATING
Updated Jun 9
2–4
PLAYERS
30
MINUTES
2
BEST WITH
1.2
LIGHT
DESIGNER CLARIFICATIONS6
Disc that exits the board stays out even if it bounces back indesigner
- CONTEXT
- Asked whether a disc that hits the backboard/outer wall and physically bounces back onto the playing surface is still considered in play.
- RULING
- "No. Once off, its off."
Kiss shots and carrom via own disc are legaldesigner
- CONTEXT
- Asked whether it is legal to shoot your own disc into another of your own discs so that the second disc strikes an opponent's disc.
- RULING
- "Yes. Kiss shots are sometimes required."
On a missed shot, all discs that moved are removed, including chain reactionsdesigner (×2 — Paul DeStefano and Richard Morris)
- CONTEXT
- Asked what happens when the shooting disc does not contact any opponent disc — specifically whether friendly discs that were struck during the miss also get removed.
- RULING
- "All touched pieces are removed — no 20, sorry. Nothing stays intact." (DeStefano). Morris clarified: "Actually all pieces that moved — not just those touched by the piece put into play, but also those bumped into by another piece that was bumped, and so on."
AUTHOR: Geosphere (Paul DeStefano, designer); clarified by AnnuverScotinExile (Richard Morris, designer) in the same thread (2012-02-04)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(18 thumbs)DATE: 2012-02-03Line position judged from section of disc touching the board, not its widest pointdesigner
- CONTEXT
- Clarifying the frequently-asked question of what "touching a line" means when a disc is tilted or hangs over a scoring line.
- RULING
- "If there is any amount of board surface visible between the disc and a line then the disc is considered to be *not* on that line. This means that you judge the position of the disc from the section touching the board, not the widest part."
Outer boundary removal applies anywhere on the outer line, not just the start positiondesigner
- CONTEXT
- Asked whether a disc can be removed if it is crossing the shooter's start line (touching the outer boundary line) and obstructing shots. The community answered yes, and Nguyen added the key clarification.
- RULING
- "(and this is anywhere, not just the start line)" — meaning any disc touching the outer boundary line at any position on the board is removed, not only discs that started there.
Deliberately shooting for the ditch is a valid playdesigner
- CONTEXT
- Morris was reviewing the Mayday Games instruction book draft and flagged ambiguous wording suggesting a player must always attempt to hit an opponent's disc.
- RULING
- "I do not think it is TRUE that a player MUST ATTEMPT TO HIT an opponent's piece (the WC rules are badly written here). The concensus in here is that a deliberate 'ditch shot' when it is too risky to try to hit an opponent's piece is perfectly valid."
Q&A6
Disc in center hole must lie flat to count as 20 pointscommunity high-engagementlinked official source
- QUESTION
- If two discs enter the center hole at the same time, do they score 40 points or zero, and does the game continue?
- ANSWER
- A disc must lie flat in the center hole to be removed and count as 20 points, per worldcrokinole.com scoring rules. A cockeyed (non-flat) disc does not qualify — it remains in the hole until the end of the round and scores 15 (since it is still within the 15-point scoring area). If neither disc is flat, both remain and each scores 15.
Open board shot: at least one moved disc must reach the 15 ringcommunity high-engagementlinked official source
- QUESTION
- When no opposing discs are on the board, what is required for an open board shot to be legal?
- ANSWER
- Per NCA rules, when no opposing discs are in play the shooter must "play to the middle": at least one of the discs involved in the shot (the shooter or any struck friendly disc) must end up on or touching the 15 ring. If this requirement is not met, the shooting disc and all discs it touched are removed from play.
AUTHOR: fslater (Fred Slater) — confirmed by fellow commenter as the author of the National Crokinole Association (NCA) rules; Andrew Farrington (@user276, 9 thumbs) answered the same scenarios identicallySOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(8 thumbs)DATE: 2014-04-01Open board shot: any moved disc can satisfy the 15-ring requirementcommunity high-engagementlinked official source
- QUESTION
- On an open board shot, must the shooter itself reach the 15 ring, or can any moved disc satisfy the requirement?
- ANSWER
- Any disc that moved during the shot can satisfy the 15-ring requirement — including a friendly disc that was already on the board and got bumped. Per WCA rules: "at least one of the player's discs involved in the shot must be at least touching the 15 line or remain inside the 15 circle." If no moved disc satisfies this, all moved discs are removed from play.
AUTHOR: Dr-WhoopAss (Todd Elliott); corroborated by FallsCIty (Brian Klein, 2019-10-17) citing verbatim WCA rules at worldcrokinole.com/thegame.htmlSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(14 thumbs)DATE: 2019-10-15Open board shot: a disc already touching the 15 ring before the shot satisfies the requirementcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- If a friendly disc is already resting on the 15-point line before the open board shot is taken, does it count toward satisfying the "play to the middle" requirement — even if it barely moves?
- ANSWER
- Yes. A disc already touching the 15-point line before the shot satisfies the open board requirement, provided it still touches after the shot. Both discs remain on the board in this case.
"Struck" means touched, not necessarily movedcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Does an opponent's disc need to visibly move to count as "struck" for the purpose of validating a shot?
- ANSWER
- No. A disc is "struck" as soon as it is touched — the rules say "struck," not "moved." The question to ask is always "did they touch?", not "did it move?" This distinction matters, for example, when a disc bumps against a peg and causes a nearly imperceptible movement in a nearby opponent disc.
Damage rule: rebounding shooter is removed; disturbed discs staycommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- If a shooting disc misses all opponents, bounces off the outer wall, returns to the playing surface, and hits one of the shooter's own discs — is that second disc removed?
- ANSWER
- No. This is the Damage Rule. When a shooting disc completely exits the board boundary and rebounds back in, only the shooting disc is removed. Any other discs it disturbs on its return path are called "damage" and stay wherever they come to rest. The rebounding shooter is out; all damage stays.
AUTHOR: stringbend (John Grapentine, 11 thumbs) and dvieu (Daniel Vieu, 13 thumbs)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(11 thumbs + 13 thumbs)DATE: 2022-04-30
Last researched: 2026-05-07
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