Crokinole

The Basics:

Crokinole, which dates back to at least 1876, is a public domain game. The original designer is unknown.

Why Crokinole is Part of the Games Timeline:

Crokinole is one of the most enduring and most popular flick-and-bounce dexterity games, a family that also includes Carrom.

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Crokinole Resources:

Crokinole Rules
Making Custom Crokinole Boards
Crokinole Boards - Photo Gallery

More About Crokinole:

The earliest patent for a Crokinole board was awarded in 1880. The earliest known board was made in 1876, and some evidence exists that the game was being played by the mid-1860s.

Crokinole can be played with either two players or four players, in two teams. The goal is to position your wooden disks as close to the center as possible -- hopefully into the sunken hole in the very middle of the board -- while preventing your opponent(s) from doing the same.