Crokinole
40 questions players ask about Crokinole. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-10-31.
Setup, Turns and Players
- How many discs does each player shoot?
- Who shoots first each round?
- In a four-player game, who sits where?
- How do you play Crokinole with three players?
- Can I move my chair or stand up while shooting?
- Can I switch shooting hands between shots?
- Can I rest my shooting hand on the board's rim?
- May I brush loose powder off the board?
Shooting and Flicking
Valid Shots
- With no opposing discs on the board, what must a shot achieve to be legal?
- If the board has no opposing discs, must I shoot for the center hole?
- On an open board, can I hide my disc behind a peg?
- On an open board, is touching the 15/10 line enough, or must the disc be fully inside the 15 circle?
- On an open board, does a shot count if the disc that ends in the 15 circle started there?
- Can I push my own disc from outside the 15 circle into it when there are no opposing discs?
- When opposing discs are on the board, must my shot touch one of them?
- Can my shot hit my own disc first, as long as it then strikes an opponent's disc?
- Can I deliberately knock my own disc into the ditch instead of hitting an opponent's disc?
- Is the going-for-20 rule official?
Out of Play and Damage
Scoring
- How is a round scored, and how many points win the game?
- How does match-play scoring work?
- What does a disc touching the line between two rings score?
- Does a disc that isn't lying flat in the 20 hole score 20?
- If I knock an opponent's disc into the 20 hole, who gets the points?
- How is a disc resting on top of another disc scored?
- How is a disc leaning on a peg or on another disc scored?
- Does the game end the moment a side reaches 100?
Ready FiveExpansion
- Which region does a disc on a region border belong to for Intimidation in Ready Five?
- Can I intimidate two enemy discs with three of my discs in one region in Ready Five?
- How does the Evasive Manoeuvres card place discs in Ready Five?
- On the Knife Fight card in Ready Five, does remove mean recall or the gutter?
- How many regions are there in Ready Five?
- What happens when a disc lands in the center hole in Ready Five?