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Crowdfunding Crokinole

Posted by Emily Ogle on

Crowdfunding Crokinole

As a dedicated online hobby store, Original Hobby always loves hearing more about the success of board games and tabletop games on Kickstarter, particularly our favorite, crokinole. If you haven’t already seen us post about this 19th-century Canadian dexterity board game and table sport, check out our blog! There is a loyal following for crokinole, and many are willing to participate in campaigns focused on bringing the game back into the spotlight, where it belongs.

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Crokinole in the United States, 2019 Edition

Posted by Erhan Kartaltepe on

Crokinole in the United States, 2019 Edition

Why is crokinole growing in popularity? And where is it growing? Take a look at what the team has uncovered for the last year!

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Observations on the Board Game Renaissance

Posted by Emily Ogle on

Observations on the Board Game Renaissance

Many have commented and reported on the powerful and unexpected surge in popularity of board and tabletop games over the last several years, but is it truly that unexpected? Online forum BoardGameGeek includes pages of statistics generated by its users, and it shows a steady increase in how many games have been played over the past few years: in 2017, there were about 6.3 million recorded plays by users—in 2018, this number increased to nearly 7 million. The trend shows no signs of slowing Polygon recently reported statistics provided to them by Kickstarter, who revealed that the tabletop games category...

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