Kubb - the famous Swedish game

Here are some of my friends playing Kubb at our reunion in Onsala 2011. Kubb is a Swedish lawn game where the object is to knock over wooden blocks by throwing wooden sticks at them.

Kubb can be simply described as a combination of bowling and horseshoes. Today's version originated on the island of Gotland, Sweden.

Rules vary from country to country and from region to region, but the ultimate object of the game is to knock the "king" over, before the opponent does. This, combined with the fact that there is a certain level of strategy that can be used by players, has led some players and kubb fans to nickname the game "Viking chess." However, unlike chess, if a player or team knocks over the king before achieving their objectives, that player/team immediately loses the game. Some games have been known to last for hours.

The game can be played on a variety of surfaces such as sand, concrete, grass, or even ice. Kubb is a good game for children (under supervision), although in such cases, the 8-metre pitch length (specified in some instructions), is often shortened.

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