Crokinole in February 2026

We’re into the shortest month of the year, crammed with just as much crokinole as any other time of the year – here’s everything you need to know that’s happening in the crokinole world as we head into February:

Crokinole in the Media: Crokinole got some notable shout outs from some large social media accounts. Check out where the greatest game on earth has been mentioned down below!
5-Hole Crokinole… What is It? This fun crokinole variation includes 4 additional holes in the 10 region of the board, and brings some new strategy to the game that you already love. Read more down below
Crokinole Coverage & Upcoming Events: There is so much to attend and so much to tune into in terms of crokinole – see everything you need to know about down below.

Crokinole in the Media: “The Bleacher Report” and “Streets of Toronto”

Crokinole got some notable shout-outs on some big channels: first, The Bleacher Report Tik Tok account (following of 11.2 Million people) reposted a reel of a double perfect round from the St. Alban’s Crokinole Final from the Crokinole UK tour. This video had gone viral on our socials (over a half million views on Instagram AND Tik Tok, each), making it our most recent viral sensation.

Check out the original reel (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS5TbQPjgK3/

Check out the Bleacher Report repost (Tik Tok): Watch here!

After that, Streets of Toronto Instagram account (a following of approximately 604K people) reposted a fun reel taken over the holiday season. With all of the snowfall, Garret’s friends built a Quinzhee Hut (a miniature igloo) and played a game of crokinole in it. Both our original post and the repost from Streets of Toronto got around 50K views!

Check out the original video (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS-_pmCkiLM/

Check out the Streets of Toronto repost (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/DTwEERIlRx-/

If you have any videos / photos of crokinole that you think could go viral, either post it and tag us (We’re on FaceBook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and Tik Tok), OR send your crokinole pics and clips to [email protected] for a chance to be featured on our socials!

5-Hole Crokinole… What is It?

5-hole crokinole board with black background — A 5-Hole Crokinole Board

For those who have fallen in love with the game of crokinole, you may be curious about the board above: why in the world is there 4 additional holes in the 10 region?

This is 5-hole crokinole: all of the normal rules of the game still apply, with one addition. The 4 holes in the 10 region (with a red bottom rather than a black) are worth negative 10 points! A piece that lands in these holes is immediately removed, and counts as minus 10 for whoever that piece belonged to.

This leads to some infuriating fun, and a way to take points off of your opponent – rather than go for the simple takeout, why not take the slightly riskier shot to knock their button into the -10 hole? If you’re already good at crokinole, this variation tests your skills in a new way that leads to even more laughs and smiles around the board.

The only other rule, which is worth keeping in mind: if you make an invalid shot that lands in one of these four holes, it still counts as negative 10. For example, if you miss the opponent piece on your shot, and land in one of these four holes, it’s not just invalid: it’s invalid AND you lose 10 points. So, be careful!

To learn more or to buy your very own 5-hole crokinole board, see our website page: https://traceyboards.com/5-hole-crokinole-board/

Crokinole Coverage: Divine Duos & Elmira Winter Classic

Since our last newsletter, we’ve covered two must-watch tourneys: the Divine Duos hosted by the Queen City Crokinole club, and the Elmira Winter Crokinole Classic, hosted by Andrew Hutchinson and Tracey Boards very own Jeremy Tracey.

The Divine Duos is a Tier Three National Crokinole Association event, a South East Crokinole Circuit tourney, AND the finale to the Queen City semi-annual doubles league. In the finals there was Jamie Harter: current top ten NCA player, and Michael Barth: who placed third at the North Star Cup, VERSUS Ben Harding: champion of the Columbus Doubles event alongside Brandyn Osborne, and Ethan Landry: attending his second ever Divine Duos event. The semifinal matches are on our channel, but the final can be found below on the USA Crokinole Videos YouTube channel – enjoy!

Shortly after the Divine Duos was the Elmira Winter Crokinole Classic, a Tier One NCA event that has ran now for four years. Eight of the best players in the circuit made it to the quarterfinal round, with only two making it through the gauntlet to play in the finals: Ryan Buhr: the 2025 Ontario Doubles Champ, winner of SIX Tier 3 tourneys, and 2nd in the NCA standings, VERSUS Josh Carrafiello: the 2024-25 NCA Tour Champion, 2025 Ontario Singles Champ, and semifinalist at every Tier One singles event so far this season. With both players looking for their first Tier One singles win this tour, this is a battle that you can’t miss out on. Enjoy the final, as well as all of the coverage leading up to it on our channel.

Upcoming Events in the National Crokinole Association

There’s a few National Crokinole Association tournaments this month, and there’s plenty that you should mark in your calendars and sign up for as soon as possible. Here are some of the upcoming events over the coming months.

New York State Singles Championship (Tier 2 NCA)- February 21st, Voorheesville, New York.
Windsor Crokinole Championship (Tier 2 Singles NCA)- February 28th, Windsor, Ontario.
Crokinolympics (Tier 2 Singles AND Doubles NCA)- March 7th, Charleston, South Carolina.
Florida State Crokinole Championship (Tier 3 Singles NCA)- March 21st, Cocoa, Florida.
Hungarian Doubles Championship (Tier 3 NCA)- March 21st, Budapest, Hungary
Forest City Flickers (Tier 1 NCA)- March 29th, London, Ontario.
Game on Tap Louisville Doubles Tournament (Tier 3 NCA)- April 4th, Louisville, Kentucky.
US Open Crokinole Championship (Tier 1 Doubles NCA)- April 25th, Voorheesville, New York

To find out more information and sign up details for each of these events, check out the National Crokinole Association website. We hope to see you out there!

https://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/tournaments.html

That’s all for this monthly update, folks. Happy flicking! If you want to join our newsletter, simply provide your name and email in the subscription box down below.