Books on Building Crokinole Board Game

How to Play

Either two or four players (divided into two teams) can play Crokinole. The object of the game is to flick your wooden disk so that it bounces and lands as close to the hole in the center of the board as possible, ideally into the hole itself. You have to do that while blocking your opponent's attempts to do the same.

Books and Resources for Building a Crokinole Board Game

There are some publications that will give you the information you need to build your own Crokinole board. They are divided into books and plans, but for each, some woodworking experience would be very helpful, as would access to the appropriate power tools.

The Crokinole Book

The Crokinole Book by Wayne Kelly offers everything you want to know about Crokinole including the game's origins, customs, and social history. The book also provides rules variations, information on designing and building your own board. Revised 3rd edition has over 75 photos and illustrations. Paperback, 96 pages. Boston Mills Press. Available at Mr. Crokinole.

Cottage Life Docks and Projects

Cottage Life Docks and Projects from the editors of Cottage Life magazine is loaded with useful and entertaining projects for your home and family. Building an old-fashioned Crokinole board is just one of many projects including building a floating dock, creating waterfall whirlygigs, making a rope mat or a hammock and more. The book is fully illustrated with photographs and step-by-step drawings showing the various stages of construction goes along with the comprehensive instructions. It also includes material and tool lists, and easy-to-follow plans and templates. Paperback, 192 pages. Cottage Life Books. ISBN: 0969692218

The Kids Winter Cottage Book

The Kids Winter Cottage Book by Jane Drake and Ann Love. Illustrated by Heather Collins, is a wonderful book filled with over 120 winter-themed outdoor and indoor activities including instructions on how to play a good old fashioned game of crokinole on your own homemade crokinole board! Other activities in the book include building a snowfort and cross-country skiing, identifying animal tracks and making s'mores. Clothbound, 127 pages. Kids Can Press. ISBN 1-55074-862-9.

Plans

While you will find instructions for creating a good Crokinole board in these books, there are also simple plans available from various sources. Some of these products are the plans alone, while others include all you will need to play the game once you have finished your board. For plans and a step-by-step walk-through of the construction process, visit http://hilinski.net/woodgames/howto/howto.html

Online Resources

The Internet is the probably the easiest place to find information and even a book on building a Crokinole board game. There are numerous sites that cater to the game and offer a wealth of information.

• Mr. Crokinole - Boards, plans, parts, information
• Crokinole and Carrom - Carl and Stan Hilinski's crokinole and carrom web page
• Crokinole Boards by Willard - Family run maker of high quality boards
• Miracle Ventures - Canadian based crokinole vendor
• Creative Wood Products Boards and pieces
• Workshop Supply - Board plans

In Conclusion

Now that you have the basics of this “flick and bounce” phenomenon as well as the resources you'll need to take the next step, it is time for you to start playing and honing your skills. Pretty soon you'll be hooks and then that inner “do-it-yourselfer” will take over and tell you its time to build your own board. That is when a book on building a Crokinole board game will come in very handy!