Well, I'm in Ft Worth TX now, so Millennium would be a little bit of a drive
:o(. I'll have to check into the amazon thing, though. Then Icould see if
my anyone in my family other than me will actually play the game before I
spend a fortune on boards.


Thanks Guys

Shane

Quoting Axelrod Mike <Mike.Axelrod@...>:

> Yes they are usually available at Millennium. Also there seems to be
> another source for expensive wood versions of the game. Check out Mr.
> Crokinole at http://www.crokinole.com/ The expensive wooden versions
> seem like excellent gift ideas.
>
> However if you want a set for yourself or a gift for kids and you don't
> want to spend a lot try the board from Mad hatter toys and games. We
> bought this set and we love it. When I bought it, it was about $25.00,
> well I just checked and the price seems to have dropped to $14.98 on
> Amazon. for 15 bucks this is a steal. It's made of real cheep
> material, but the synthetic surface is real smooth and slippery,
> perfect for the game. Also the wooden pucks that come with it are too
> small. (They are small so they will work with the checker board on the
> flip side.) I went and purchased a set of real Crokinole disks from
> Millennium. (You can buy the disk separate from the boards there)
> The Millennium disks fit in the center hole just perfectly by the way
> and they are bigger and feel better when you flick them. Millennium
> also has four different colors so I bought all four and we have wild 3
> and 4 player games at our house.
>
> see:
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/toys/B00001ZUKL/
> qid%3D1070245461/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-6842572-2962566
>
> By the way children seem to love this game. One problem I have noticed
> with kids and games is that the concept of "losing" does not always go
> over well. (especially ages 5-8) Crokinole seems to defy this
> problem, the kids just get a kick out of flicking the disks around and
> they often don't care what the score is. Actually a losing shot in
> Crokinole is often the most fun as the disk shoots clear off the board
> bouncing wildly and maybe even taking flight. woo hoo. So I highly
> recommend this game for kids.
>
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2003, at 7:28 PM, Sean P. Boyle wrote:
>
> > I believe (and correct me if I'm wrong) that Glenn's boards are sold at
> > Millennium Games, and chances are he'd just point you there anyway.
> >
> > ^_^
> >
> > boardgamers@yahoogroups.com writes:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Long time, no speak. :o)
> >>
> >> I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I'm interested in buying a
> >> couple of
> >> Crokinole boards as Christmas presents, but I need a good source. I
> >> tried emailing
> >> Glenn directly, but it bounced, so can somebody let him know I'm
> >> shopping for them,
> >> or point me to a couple of reputable sources for them?
> >>
> >> Many Thanks
> >>
> >> Shane
> >>
> >>
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