Octopus Overlords

miltonite wrote:Did anyone else notice the weird rock, paper, scissors game they played at 34 seconds into the clip? I need to know how it is played, earwig, a human, and an elephant is more entertaining then everyday rock paper scissors.

miltonite wrote:Anyone know where I can get one in the US for $100?

Tycho wrote:For Christmas this year, I gave the gift of Crokinole. It’s a board game in the “action” or “dexterity” vein, which means that unlike most games that have risen to prominence in the global Eurogame revolution, at no point does one amass wheat.

It’s “like” a lot of games: it’s a round version of shuffleboard, for example, provided that there is also a basket, like basketball. Maybe it’s more like Darts On A Flat Plane, with concentric values of five, ten, fifteen, and twenty for the center hole. People shoot for the center until an opponent’s piece is on the board, at which point every shot needs to contact an enemy piece or get thrown into the literal garbage. Not really, but you might feel that way. Because pieces must come in contact with one another, and because their position on the field determines their value, the board becomes a fractious nation state in which escalating recriminations are the norm. You can play it 1v1, but in the 2v2 Team Mode I so crave, each player only has six shots total, which invests each “input” with tremendous import. The rules don’t really contain the game. The game is about trying to manage the dynamic outcomes generated by simple rules.

There is a lot to like about Crokinole, which is (at its core) a game about trick shots with brutal penalties for failure. But it’s also a game that isn’t impossible to build completely from scratch if you know somebody who is into wood. Plus, because the game is like a hundred and thirty-six years old, everyone owns it. I’m not a free culture champion, or anything of the kind; still, the idea that this joy engine belongs to every person warms a body deep down.

Alternatively, the game may be played with ring-shaped pieces with a central hole.

hepcat wrote:I feel like Ralphie trying to convince his parents that he needs a Red Ryder BB Gun. I've sent my father the schematics for a board AND I've dropped some hints that I'd REALLY like one for my birthday this year...but so far, no sign that my suggestions have fallen on anything but deaf ears.

Boudreaux wrote:

hepcat wrote:I feel like Ralphie trying to convince his parents that he needs a Red Ryder BB Gun. I've sent my father the schematics for a board AND I've dropped some hints that I'd REALLY like one for my birthday this year...but so far, no sign that my suggestions have fallen on anything but deaf ears.

You'll shoot your eye out!

Actually, someone else will shoot your eye out. Seriously - crokinole discs flying at your face at high speed. It happens. A lot.

hepcat wrote:Hentzau played Crokinole with me when I was drunk years ago.

...it didn't end well.

Remus West wrote:

hepcat wrote:Hentzau played Crokinole with me when I was drunk years ago.

...it didn't end well.

I'd given him more credit for intelligence than that. However, he seems to have learned his lesson because he stayed well back when CR and I were learning how to play.

hentzau wrote:

Remus West wrote:

hepcat wrote:Hentzau played Crokinole with me when I was drunk years ago.

...it didn't end well.

I'd given him more credit for intelligence than that. However, he seems to have learned his lesson because he stayed well back when CR and I were learning how to play.

Dude. I played Crokinole with him drunk to keep him away from the BBQ grill and lighter fluid. I didn't want Seppe's place to explode.

hentzau wrote:

Remus West wrote:

hepcat wrote:Hentzau played Crokinole with me when I was drunk years ago.

...it didn't end well.

I'd given him more credit for intelligence than that. However, he seems to have learned his lesson because he stayed well back when CR and I were learning how to play.

Dude. I played Crokinole with him drunk to keep him away from the BBQ grill and lighter fluid. I didn't want Seppe's place to explode.

hentzau wrote:Tanga has the new Mayday crokinole boards for about $100 shipped right now. That's about $50 off the normal price. Good for the next 22 hours or so.

miltonite wrote:So my board is coming in by Wednesday. I have my tin of carnauba wax and towel ready to go. Gonna wax it twice before playing and after every 12ish games.(as a few sited recommended) The main question I have right now still sans board should I go with the wooden pegs around the 15 ring or go with the screws and surgical tubing?