A few days in I was introduced to the game 'Kubb'. It's enormously fun and great to play with family or friends in nice weather so I decided to share the rules with you all and tempt you to buy a set.
The Rules of Kubb
The Aim of the Game:
The aim of the game of Kubb is for one team to knock over the King after having knocked over all the Kubbs on
the opposing side of the pitch.
Should a team knock over the King before knocking over all the opposing Kubbs, they lose!
Setting up the Game
The game consists of the following pieces:
1 King
10 Kubbs
6 Throwing Sticks 4 Corner Markers
Place the pieces on the pitch as indicated right. The typical pitch dimensions are 8m x 5m (but you can reduce this to 6m x 4m for an easier game). The pitch should be relatively flat but Kubb can be played on grass, sand, gravel or even snow.
How Many People Can Play and Who Starts?
The players are divided into two teams with between 1 and 6 players on each side. You don't have to have the same number of players on each team, but it helps.
To choose which team starts, one player from each team stands behind the same base line and they each throw a Throwing Stick underarm towards the King. The starting team (Team A) is the team whose stick lands closest to the King without actually touching it.
Basic Game Play
Team A starts by standing behind their own base line and throwing the six Throwing Sticks at the Kubbs lined up on Team B’s base line. The aim is to try to knock over as many of these as possible. The Kubbs lined up on a team's base line are known as Base Kubbs.
The Throwing Sticks must be held at either end (not in the middle) and thrown underarm and end over end. “Helicopter Throws”, where the Throwing Stick is spun horizontally, are NOT allowed.
Once Team A has thrown all its Throwing Sticks, Team B takes its turn.
Standing behind its base line, Team B throws the Kubbs, knocked over by
Team A (if there are any), into Team A’s half of the pitch, i.e. the area
between the King and Team A’s base line and between the Corner
Markers (see right). Team B has two attempts to throw each toppled Kubb
into the opposing half of the pitch. Should any Kubb land outside this area
more than once, Team A may place any such Kubb(s) anywhere on their
own half of the pitch, but not closer than the length of one Throwing Stick
from the King or a Corner Marker. Once all the toppled Kubbs have been successfully thrown onto the opposing side of the pitch, Team A stands
these up, wherever they have come to rest. These are now known as Field Kubbs.
Should a team knock over the King before knocking over all the opposing Kubbs, they lose!
The game consists of the following pieces:
1 King
10 Kubbs
6 Throwing Sticks 4 Corner Markers
Place the pieces on the pitch as indicated right. The typical pitch dimensions are 8m x 5m (but you can reduce this to 6m x 4m for an easier game). The pitch should be relatively flat but Kubb can be played on grass, sand, gravel or even snow.
How Many People Can Play and Who Starts?
The players are divided into two teams with between 1 and 6 players on each side. You don't have to have the same number of players on each team, but it helps.
To choose which team starts, one player from each team stands behind the same base line and they each throw a Throwing Stick underarm towards the King. The starting team (Team A) is the team whose stick lands closest to the King without actually touching it.
Basic Game Play
Team A starts by standing behind their own base line and throwing the six Throwing Sticks at the Kubbs lined up on Team B’s base line. The aim is to try to knock over as many of these as possible. The Kubbs lined up on a team's base line are known as Base Kubbs.
The Throwing Sticks must be held at either end (not in the middle) and thrown underarm and end over end. “Helicopter Throws”, where the Throwing Stick is spun horizontally, are NOT allowed.
Once Team A has thrown all its Throwing Sticks, Team B takes its turn.
Standing behind its base line, Team B throws the Kubbs, knocked over by
Team A (if there are any), into Team A’s half of the pitch, i.e. the area
between the King and Team A’s base line and between the Corner
Markers (see right). Team B has two attempts to throw each toppled Kubb
into the opposing half of the pitch. Should any Kubb land outside this area
more than once, Team A may place any such Kubb(s) anywhere on their
own half of the pitch, but not closer than the length of one Throwing Stick
from the King or a Corner Marker. Once all the toppled Kubbs have been successfully thrown onto the opposing side of the pitch, Team A stands
these up, wherever they have come to rest. These are now known as Field Kubbs.
Team B then takes its turn to throw the Throwing Sticks. They must, however,
knock over any Field Kubbs on Team A’s side of the pitch before attacking the
Base Kubbs on Team A’s base line (see right). Should any Base Kubbs be
knocked over before the last Field Kubb has fallen, these Base Kubbs should
be placed upright again without penalty. Should Team A not have knocked
over any Kubbs with its first throws, Team B may attack Team A’s Base Kubbs
straight away.
Once Team B has thrown all its Throwing Sticks, Team A takes its turn, as described above, to throw back any toppled Field/Base Kubbs onto Team B’s side of the pitch and then tries to knock them over with the Throwing Sticks.
Note: Should Team B have failed to knock over all of the Field Kubbs on Team A’s side of the pitch, Team A may stand in line with the Field Kubb closest to the King when throwing the Throwing Sticks. This does not apply when throwing the Kubbs as these must always be thrown underarm from behind the team's baseline.
The game continues in this way with the two teams taking turns until one team knocks over all the Field and Base Kubbs on the opposing side of the pitch. They may then attack the King with any remaining Throwing Sticks.
Note: When attacking the King, the thrower must always stand behind the base line.
If the team then succeeds in knocking over the King, that team wins the set. Remember - should a team knock over the King before knocking over all the opposing Kubbs, they lose!
A lot of fun! I throughly recommend it especially when it's good weather, get the family together and it's very enjoyable. You can buy a set here.
Once Team B has thrown all its Throwing Sticks, Team A takes its turn, as described above, to throw back any toppled Field/Base Kubbs onto Team B’s side of the pitch and then tries to knock them over with the Throwing Sticks.
Note: Should Team B have failed to knock over all of the Field Kubbs on Team A’s side of the pitch, Team A may stand in line with the Field Kubb closest to the King when throwing the Throwing Sticks. This does not apply when throwing the Kubbs as these must always be thrown underarm from behind the team's baseline.
The game continues in this way with the two teams taking turns until one team knocks over all the Field and Base Kubbs on the opposing side of the pitch. They may then attack the King with any remaining Throwing Sticks.
Note: When attacking the King, the thrower must always stand behind the base line.
If the team then succeeds in knocking over the King, that team wins the set. Remember - should a team knock over the King before knocking over all the opposing Kubbs, they lose!
A lot of fun! I throughly recommend it especially when it's good weather, get the family together and it's very enjoyable. You can buy a set here.
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