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Create uniquely Canadian game for the winter

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Create uniquely Canadian game for the winter

Date: 02/02/2017 | Source: http://cottagelife.com

Crokinole - the new and exciting game played in the beautiful cottage outdoors. A mix between curling and crokinole makes it fun for the whole family. Apparently they may be coming to a city near you?!? Would be great to have this in town. lol!

 

Article Summary:

 

• The unique game,  Crokicurl, was brought to life with the help of Public City Architecture’s Liz Wreford and Leanne Muir, the same team behind the popular fluorescent warming hut known as Hygge House, which sits along the city’s skating trail.

• Originally, the pair wanted players to throw the rocks the same length as a curling rink, but when The Forks suggested the game be located on The Plaza—where it would be more easily noticed and accessed—they reduced its size.

• If enough people show interest in the game, Wreford told reporters that she and Muir would love to bring it to other Canadian cities.

Curling and crokinole collide to create uniquely Canadian game

Are there two games more inherently Canadian than curling and crokinole? Perhaps a combination of the two, which is debuting this weekend at The Forks in Winnipeg. The game, which incorporates elements of curling with a life-sized crokinole board, has been dubbed “crokicurl.” The name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but we have no […]

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