Kubb, chess-playing viking wood in a small format

The goal of this game of outdoor company is to overthrow the king, single piece common to the teams, before the other team does. But before you can tackle the room with a royal, it must first rid itself of its soldiers represented by the newly thrown kubbs.

Kubb means "wooden block" in the Swedish Gotland.
This board game is very practiced in the nordic countries.
On your turn, you will become fast fans !

Composition of the game Kubb

-Ten newly thrown kubbs, rectangular parallelepiped of wood, still called soldiers or blocks

-A king, one greater than the newly thrown kubbs with one end chisel-the symbol of a crown

-Six sticks, cylinders of wood that you throw on the kubb

-Four stakes to mark the corners of the field.

The rules of the game Kubb :

Here you will find the rules of the game Kubb detailed

The plot of the game Kubb :

In the version " classic ", the field is a rectangle of 5m by 8m.

The different versions of the game Kubb :

The initial version of Kubb to play on the ground of 5m by 8m weighs 6kg.
For it to be more easily transportable, this version medium of the game Kubb weighs 3.6 kg, and the Kubb in a smaller size, weighs 2.1 kg.
To allow to play at home, on your dining room table for example, a version ultra light mini Kubb exists.

The principle of Kubb

Two teams of 1 to 6 players compete against each other.

Each team starts turn 6 sticks to try to knock down the Kubb wooden (or soldiers) of the opposing team. The first team that puts down all the Kubb on the camp opponent may then bring down the king and wins the game.

Subtlety Kubb :

If the team Has taken down the Kubb team B without being able to unseat the king, team B takes the Kubb who have fallen down and throws them into the opposite camp. As well, the team identifies the Kubb thrown by the equipped B. the Kubb becomes soldiers field.

Team B will therefore reverse the newly thrown kubbs already present in the opposing camp, most of the soldiers of the fields. You imagine that team B will in most cases to throw the Kubb closest to make them fall off more easily

Advanced rule Kubb :

In turn, The team will start its fight from soldier field-still standing (the one that is the closest to the king). It is through this rule that Kubb is a game of strategy. In effect, what is the value of the B-team ? Throw the Kubb as close as possible to overturn more easily ? Or more away to prevent the team from approaching ?

A video about Kubb :

You have to play and defeat your competitor