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Crokinole for the Shuffleboard Player

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Crokinole for the Shuffleboard Player

In previous posts, we’ve discussed how a pool player and an aspiring curler might enjoy the 19th-century Canadian table sport crokinole. As part of this series where we try to convince everyone to play crokinole, we thought we’d aim for shuffleboard players next.

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Political Board Games to Play on Presidents Day

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Political Board Games to Play on Presidents Day

Sometimes you wish that you could see, if given the chance, what you would be able to accomplish as the president of the United States or as a trusted adviser. These board games put you in the middle of the U.S. presidency, in the roles of previous U.S. presidents, presidential hopefuls, constitutional founding fathers, campaign managers or strategists, or even powerful corporations with political aspirations.

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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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Fall in Love with These Board Games for Valentine’s Day

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Fall in Love with These Board Games for Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, skip the fancy, expensive dinner and stay inside with a board game! Board games help you get to know your special someone: you can work together, go head-to-head, or form a team to gang up on your friends.

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Crokinole for the (Aspiring) Curler

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Crokinole for the (Aspiring) Curler

You probably have some idea of what curling is, whether you’ve played before or you witnessed the U.S. men’s team take home the gold last year at the Winter Olympics. One player throws a rock (or stone) down a long rectangular stretch of ice, while two other team members slide alongside the rock and furiously scrub at the ice with brooms. Then, the opposing team repeats the process, with teams alternating and roles rotating until all stones are delivered down the ice, toward circular targets at the opposite end. The teams try to get their stones as close to the center...

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