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... Shoot from almost the East boundary line, hit my disk in the 10 circle through the pegs against the red disk inside the 15 circle. I'll do this hard...
Dave Vander Ark
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Jan 1, 2004
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551
Chris asked about the 2-point method of scoring, and I would reply that readers should see http://www.worldcrokinole.com/ to see how tournaments are run and...
Stan Hilinski
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Jan 1, 2004
11:07 pm
552
You're opponent's disc is behind a post, you shoot at it and (if you're like me) you flub it and hit the post instead of the disc. You do so, however, with...
Joe Casadonte
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Jan 1, 2004
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... There are a few rare people that consider that moving a disc - even indirectly through a post - is valid. Most people (including myself and anyone I've...
Dave Bernazzani
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Jan 2, 2004
12:40 am
554
Hello all, New member and big Croke fan. I'm looking at investing in a board, and wanted to see if I could get a few opinions from the more knowledgable...
mjhearst
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Jan 2, 2004
1:08 am
555
Their site must now be working. Their scoring is as follows: Singles--8 disks per round. Four rounds equals a game. Ten games equals a match. Doubles--six...
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Jan 2, 2004
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556
We played last night (my first Crokinole since April? YIKES!). We used "traditional scoring" (for lack of a better term) for 1 match and tournament scoring...
lohroffc
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Jan 2, 2004
2:16 pm
557
I mentioned this in my previous message, but it was so amazing I had to document it. As I mentioned before, the amazing thing about this shot is not that it...
lohroffc
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Jan 3, 2004
2:56 am
558
... That's what I thought. So what happens when, after hitting my opponents disc through the post, the opponent's disc goes into one of my other discs,...
Joe Casadonte
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Jan 4, 2004
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559
... I think my rule book from Fillip & Carom says that if you shoot a disk off the board and it flies back on the board disturbing the pieces there that the...
Dave Vander Ark
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Jan 4, 2004
7:01 pm
560
From: "Joe Casadonte" <jcasadonte@...> To: <Crokinole@yahoogroups.com> So what happens when, after hitting my opponents disc through the post,...
degann
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Jan 4, 2004
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561
What happens if a disc, after hitting the center rim and becoming airborne, lands on top of another disc? My 5yo daughter has made such a shot twice now --...
Phil Alberg
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Jan 5, 2004
1:23 am
562
... The first time it happened by us I took a picture of it and sent it to Glenn Kuntz for a rules explanation. He said that it counts as a legal shot, since...
Dave Vander Ark
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Jan 5, 2004
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... As others have mentioned, any discs disturbed stay as they lay. -- Dave Bernazzani daveber@... (remove NOSPAM to use) http://www.unitygames.org...
Dave Bernazzani
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Jan 6, 2004
3:43 am
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OK. I caved and got Mespi dust. I use very little: I shake a bit on a cloth, and then shake the cloth all around the board, gently brushing it all around the...
jbdegann
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Jan 21, 2004
12:49 am
565
I would love to purchase a board, but am curious if there are any places in Ohio...especially the Cincinnati area to buy a board. I would rather see the board...
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Jan 23, 2004
12:56 am
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Member banned and message deleted. Please refrain from posting follow up messages to any spam messages that happen to make it to the Crokinole list. Thanks. ...
Dave Bernazzani
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Feb 2, 2004
2:21 pm
568
... Unfortunately, Crokinole boards don't tend to show up at too many local game shops. I can't think of anyplace in Ohio that would have a board. I had hoped...
Dave Bernazzani
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Feb 2, 2004
2:35 pm
569
... local game ... I had ... able to ... have ... called "The Eagle" ... to have ... board ... First time is free, Dave, that's my policy. Pat...
Patrick O'Brien
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Feb 3, 2004
6:31 pm
570
Here's a question that came up last night, and I am embarrassed to say that I do not know the answer. Just how does one pronounce "crokinole?" Is it...
Stan Hilinski
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Feb 16, 2004
7:17 pm
571
It's a long O sound, as in "Croak" Dave...
Dave Vander Ark
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Feb 16, 2004
7:47 pm
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My brother Carl and I have created a website dedicated to crokinole and carrom: http://hilinski.net/woodgames/ You can find rules, our picture galleries, and...
Stan Hilinski
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Feb 19, 2004
6:57 am
573
... The article on building a board was awesome. I learned something, too: don't even THINK about trying to do it on my own! I hope to someday have a chance...
Jonathan Degann
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Feb 21, 2004
12:46 am
574
I did not attend Gulf Games 13 (Pensacola, FL) but have it on good authority that all-around nice guy and Crokinole list member Ed Rozmiarek partnered with...
Dave Bernazzani
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Feb 25, 2004
2:36 pm
575
... authority ... partnered ... Yes indeed! Congrats to Ed and Phil! I skipped the tournament this year because it takes a lot of time away from other...
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Feb 25, 2004
3:24 pm
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:21:23 -0000, "lohroffc" <chris@...> ... Thanks guys. I was very happy that the board ended up with someone who really wanted it....
Ed Rozmiarek
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Feb 25, 2004
6:39 pm
577
... It sounds to me like the prize table was rigged. Just like it is at the Unity Games events in the Boston area. ;-) Richard ...
Richard Spoonts
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Feb 25, 2004
7:04 pm
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... Heh! For UG7, the UG staff was generally ineligible for prizes (though I've taken myself out of the prize table draw for several UG events now). The last...
Dave Bernazzani
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Feb 25, 2004
7:22 pm
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Speaking of prize tables, I had an interesting (although perhaps impractical) idea on how to run a prize table. Everyone brings 1 game and a name is drawn from...
lohroffc
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Feb 25, 2004
7:36 pm
580
... I just reread my message and realized it wasn't very clear. You put all the attendees name in a hat and draw one name. They take a game from the prize...
lohroffc
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Feb 25, 2004
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