history of pichenotte and crokinole game boards Ontario Canada hockey carrom carroms

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Carrom Game notice the pichenotte board on the wall www.yankeecarrom.org	Crokinole has a much more documented history than "pichenotte", as we were about to find out. And the guy wearing the turban ? Well, he's from India, where a game similar to pichenotte originated during the Mogul period. That game is known as Carom. Carom is similar to pocket billiards. A square wooden board with four corner pockets, the object is to pocket all your caroms before your opponent does. You use a 'striker' or 'cue' piece to do that. And you shoot by flicking the 'striker'. Carom is often thought of as the precursor to pocket billiards or pool as we know it. Carom has a world wide following with international standards and tournaments. To some people in Quebec, pichenotte is a word that applies to the square Carom game, and the round game that we play is called 'croquignole'.
Carrom like pichenotte, has many spellings: Carom - pronounced - kair' -um Carrom - pronounced - kair' -um Karum - pronounced - ka - room' Karrum - pronounced - ka - room' Karom - pronounced - ka - roam' We have tried the game many times, but have yet to learn from someone that can show us all the rules and why it is such a great game. Anyone?	Two examples from Australia www.carrom.com.au
www.crokinole.com	Crokinole's origins, myths and legends are well documented in a book by our good friend, Mr. Wayne Kelly of Ontario, Canada. The book is appropriately titled, "The Crokinole Book". Third edition due soon. Common spellings we've seen: Crokinole - pronounced - kroa'- ki-noal Croquignole - pronounced - kroa'-kee-nul Croquinole - pronounced - kroa'-kee-nul Krokinole - pronounced - kroa'-ki-noal Corkinole - infamous misspelling from turn of the century mail order catalog. In some regions, the name stuck.

I'll leave you with some thumbnails below to enjoy. Just click on them to view the detail. I'll put explanatory notes on them next go-round. And there will be more history pages in the future..............




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