Kubb Game information
Kubb is a Swedish game that is well described as a cross between horseshoes and bowling.
The ultimate object of the game is to knock over the “King” piece before your opponent does. Along the way, the game requires a mixture of strategy and skill. This combination of skill and strategy has led many to call the game “Viking Chess.” But unlike chess, and more like billiards, knocking the king down early causes you to lose the game!
The game can be played on a variety of surfaces such as sand, concrete, grass, or even ice!
Kubb is a very easy game to make yourself, and a great way to get started on a new Outdoor Game without breaking the bank.
Game pieces
- 1 King
- 10 Kubbs
- 6 Throwing Sticks ( or casting pins )
- 4 Corner Pins
How To Play
- The game is played on a level field or open area defined by the four Corner Pins. Most commonly played on a sandy beach or a level lawn.
- The ten Kubb are placed on end, 5 on each team’s base line.
- The objective is for players standing at their base line to topple all 5 of the opposing team’s Kubb with an underhanded toss of the six Throwing Sticks, and to then topple the King ( which is placed in the center of the playing field )
Playing area
Playing Field
- The Corner Pins define the playing field.
- The field is rectangular and usually ranges from 7 to 15 feet wide by 15 to 30 feet long.
- The shorter sides of the rectangle become the respective base line of each team while the longer sides establish the sidelines or inbound playing area.
Kubb Placement
- Each team places their 5 Kubb at even intervals along their respective base line, but no closer than one Kubb length from either Corner Pin.
* They may not be embedded in the surface to the point that they become difficult to knock over. - The King is placed half way between the two base lines, centered between the two sidelines.
Rules
Teams
- The players are divided into two teams, ranging from 1 to 6 players per team.
- The Throwing Sticks are distributed equally among the players of the teams
* If only one player, that player would toss all six Sticks. For six players, each team member have one to toss.
* In the case of four or five team members, the extra Sticks would be rotated among the team members so that each player in turn would have an opportunity to throw a second pin. - To determine which team will begin, one person from each side will toss a Throwing Stick toward the King. The team landing closest to the King without knocking it over starts the game.
Game Play
- Sticks are tossed underhand, and may rotate only in a vertical, end-over-end manner and not in a helicopter-like horizontal or sideways rotation.
- Sticks must be thrown from behind the team’s base line.
- Each member of the team tosses their Sticks at one of the opposing team’s Kubbs, attempting to knock it over.
- A Kubb is removed for the rest of the game once the opposing team has knocked it over.
* A Kubb is considered toppled if it should come to rest in a tilted manner supported by another game piece. - The King sits in the middle of the playing field. The first team to successfully knock over all the opposing team’s Kubbs then has the opportunity to topple the King and win the game.
- Toppling of the King prior to having toppled all of the opposing team’s Kubbs constitutes an automatic loss of the game.
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