Behold! The super fun Sweedish game that's sweeping the nation, it's Kubb (Koob). I know it doesn't look like much, but if you like throwing sticks at blocks you LOVE this :)
Each team has a row of 5 blocks in front of them. Each team also gets 6 sticks. The goal of the game is to knock down the other team's 5 blocks and then hit the big one in the center, which is called the king.
Things get interesting when you knock down an opposing team's block. It remains in play and when the the round is over they toss it over to your side as close to the center as possible. They still have to knock it down, but it's closer and easier. However, if they fail to knock it down, you get to come up to that point on the field so you're in a better position to knock down their blocks on the other side.
It's a little complicated but really fun once you start to play. Chris was super good at it and earned the nickname "Tomahawk" from one of the opposing players who i called "Viper" because of her throwing style. She knocked those blocks down like crazy, even when she was holding her baby!
I'm totally into this game and when we build our own set you'll have to come over and play! We'll have a super fun time2 i mean kubbed :)
4 comments:
hey Blaire did you create that illustration yourself in paint? You are awesome. Thanks for the visual!
I love koob! We made us a game 3 or 4 months ago (using a wheelbarrow handle and a shovel stick/handle) and we still play it all the time. We'll have to callenge you sometime. Adam's pretty good, I'm working on it. However, I did beat him the other day for my first time! Wahoo!
Yes i did draw the picture in paint. I'm particularly proud of the 3-d effect achieved by the spray paint tool :)
That does look like fun! YAY!
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