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Posted 1 year ago
trunkman
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So its Canada Day and I am off to see the fireworks with my family. (Your July 4th equivalent). I walk past this pile of junk right by the site where the fireworks are and I see this. Now I did not have the guts to take it then, and went home and it rained all night and I forgot about it. The next morning I woke up with a huge case of pickers regret. There were hundreds of people walking past this -- surely someone must have picked it up. Out of desperation I drove down in rain to the site and sure enough, there it was for the pickin'. I can never remember the name of the game on the other side of it -- starts with a"p" -- pinoche or something? It now adorns our loft -- I had special permission to enter just this once.
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The game is called Crokinole, a very competitive fun game.
Link
http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/VirtualExhibits/Tablegames/Crokinole/Boards/20000076301.html
That is a nice board & a nice pick.
Crokinole invite for manikin, walksoftly, packratplace and bellings, in loft at midnight after my folks are asleep...best two out of three.
Sounds like fun, I'll bring munchies.