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How to score Crokinole
Crokinole scoring happens once every disc has been shot: 20 for each disc in the center hole, then 15, 10 or 5 by the ring it rests in. The two sides cancel, so only the side ahead scores, and only the difference. The first side to 100 wins.
- 2 or 4 players
- Discs worth 20, 15, 10 and 5
- First side to 100
- Only the side ahead scores
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This is the real Scorepad, live, on Highest wins. Each round is a hand: the difference under whoever won it, 0 for the other side.
Crokinole
A Canadian flicking game where you shoot wooden discs toward the center hole of a round board and knock your opponent's discs away, scoring 20, 15, 10 or 5 per disc at the end of each round.
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How to play Crokinole, in brief
Crokinole is played by flicking wooden discs at the center hole of a round board and knocking your opponent’s discs off. First side to 100 wins.
- Sit oppositeTwo players sit opposite, or two teams of two with partners opposite, each side with its own color of discs.
- Flick one discTake turns clockwise, flicking one disc from the edge of your quarter. A disc that drops into the center hole is a 20: set it aside.
- Hit when you canIf an opposing disc is on the board, your shot must hit one; with none, it must end in the 15 ring or touching its line. Miss, and your disc comes off.
- Score, then go againScore the round once every disc is shot. The first shot moves one seat clockwise each round, until a side reaches 100.
Count both sides, then cancel.
Nothing is written down until every disc has been shot. Then each side adds up its discs by where they rest, and the smaller count is taken off the larger. One side scores the difference; the other scores nothing.
What a disc is worth
| Where it ends up | Points |
|---|---|
| In the center holeTaken out as it drops, and counted at the end of the round | 20 |
| The inner ring, inside the pegs | 15 |
| The middle ring, outside the pegs | 10 |
| The outer ring | 5 |
| Touching a line between ringsJudged from the side, not from above | The lower ring |
| Touching the outer boundary lineOut of play, into the ditch | 0 |
- Shoot every discThe round ends when both sides have shot all their discs. Set aside any disc that drops into the center hole as you go.
- Count each side20 for every disc in the hole, then 15, 10 or 5 for each disc on the board by its ring. A disc on a line takes the lower ring.
- CancelTake the smaller count from the larger. The side ahead scores the difference: 60 against 45 scores 15. Equal counts score nothing.
- Play to 100Add each round to that side’s total. The first side to reach 100, or the target you agreed before you started, wins.
Round 10: Mara needs 5, and gets 15.
Singles to 100, 12 discs each. Going into round 10 Mara has 95 and You have 85. When the last disc stops, Mara counts 60 and You count 45. This is hand 10 on the Scorepad above.
| Player | Discs at the end of the round | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Mara | One disc in the hole; 15, 15, 10 on the board20 + 15 + 15 + 10 is 60, against your 45: 60 - 45 | 15 |
| You | 15, 10, 10, 5, 5 on the board45, all cancelled by her 60 | 0 |
You judge the line. Tabletales keeps the count.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. In Crokinole you judge the discs at the table. After each round, type its points under the side that won it: Tabletales adds up the totals and saves the game with the night.
- A row for every roundKeep Highest wins and switch to By hand: the round under whoever won it, 0 for the other side. For doubles, pick Teams and type a side’s round under one partner.
- Cancel on the keypadType the round’s points, 15, or type it the way you worked it out, 60 - 45, and Tabletales does the sum for you.
- 100 is on the padSet Play to a score at 100 and a total that gets there lights up. Only one side scores a round, so in Crokinole the first past it has won.
- And the night is keptSave it with who played and a photo of the board. Each game gets a history: how often you play it, who with, and who wins.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- Crokinole, with its scores
Common Crokinole scoring mistakes
- Scoring both sidesOnly the side ahead scores, and only by the difference. The other side writes 0.
- Giving a disc on the line the higher ringIt scores the lower ring. Crouch and look from the side, not from above.
- Forgetting the 20s you set asideDiscs that dropped into the hole during the round count at the end with everything on the board.
- Counting a disc on the boundary lineA disc touching the outer line is out of play and goes in the ditch.
Crokinole scoring, answered
- How do you score Crokinole?
- After every disc is shot, each side counts 20 per disc in the center hole and 15, 10 or 5 for each disc by its ring. Only the side with more scores, and it scores the difference.
- How many points do you need to win Crokinole?
- 100 in the traditional game, or any target agreed before play starts. Tournament play instead scores 2 for a round won and 1 each for a tied round, over 4 rounds.
- What does a disc on a line score in Crokinole?
- The lower of the two rings it touches, judged from the side. A disc touching the outer boundary line is out of play.
Crokinole score sheet
Print one for the board: two sides for singles or doubles, twenty rounds, the points each round and a running total, with the disc values at the bottom.
Score another game
Disc counts differ: casual singles often uses 12 each, while the National Crokinole Association and the World Crokinole Championship use 8; in doubles each player has 6. For tournament scoring, type 2, 1 or 0 for each of the 4 rounds instead of the difference. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against the National Crokinole Association’s rules, crokinole.ca’s rules and the World Crokinole Championship.
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