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Post by Steve King (Admin) on Jul 12, 2006 20:29:21 GMT -6
Kubb is one of the fastest growing games in the U.S. Kubb is a cross between bocce ball and horseshoes but with variations to make the game more interesting and challenging. Unlike those games, KUBB can be played in the snow. The game KUBB (pronounced koob) is addictive, employs skill and strategy and has sometimes been called The Viking Chess Game.
The popularity of this 1000-year old game is growing and continues to sweep through Sweden and is winning over Europe, just as the Vikings did years ago. The World Competition held yearly on the island of Gotland in Sweden draws over 200 (6 person) teams, attesting to its universal appeal.
Kubb (Block Game) is a very old game whose origin is uncertain though thought to be French. Whether its beginning was in France or it was the inventive imagination of some young Scandinavian children a millennium ago, we may never know. Legend has is that it was widely played over 1,000 years ago by the early Scandinavian Vikings and has been played on the Island of Gotland and in the southern part of Sweden throughout the centuries where it has persisted to this day.
Because of its name "Kubbspel" which means throwing block game, one can easily imagine how in the Viking years it was perhaps a favorite pastime of the young Scandinavian children sent to collect firewood. The rules are simple and open to wide interpretation or variation depending only on the skills, ages, and imaginations of the participants.
Also see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubb
The popularity of this 1000-year old game is growing and continues to sweep through Sweden and is winning over Europe, just as the Vikings did years ago. The World Competition held yearly on the island of Gotland in Sweden draws over 200 (6 person) teams, attesting to its universal appeal.
Kubb (Block Game) is a very old game whose origin is uncertain though thought to be French. Whether its beginning was in France or it was the inventive imagination of some young Scandinavian children a millennium ago, we may never know. Legend has is that it was widely played over 1,000 years ago by the early Scandinavian Vikings and has been played on the Island of Gotland and in the southern part of Sweden throughout the centuries where it has persisted to this day.
Because of its name "Kubbspel" which means throwing block game, one can easily imagine how in the Viking years it was perhaps a favorite pastime of the young Scandinavian children sent to collect firewood. The rules are simple and open to wide interpretation or variation depending only on the skills, ages, and imaginations of the participants.
Also see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubb
