
The slogan of the Kubb World Championship - Kubb unites people and creates peace on Earth - perfectly conveys the philosophy of the game kubb. And the Kubb World Championship? It's still organised on the island of Gotland - a 3 day event that attracts more than 3000 participants every year. Belgium alone hosts more than 50 tournaments each year. Kubb tournaments are played all over the world. Kubb associations exist not only in Sweden, but also in countries like England, Germany, Netherlands, France, as well as in the US and Canada. Nowadays, most kubb sets are made of rubberwood, which does not easily chip or splinter.Īfter booming in the Nordic countries in the late 1990s, kubb has now become a global success. By 1998, kubb had become so popular that it became interesting for the Swedish company Brio open_in_new to produce cheap factory made sets - targeted at the international market. In 1995, the first Kubb World Championship was organised in Rone, Gotland. There came a demand, and so the first kubb sets for commercial sales were made. In Gotland in the late 1980s, kubb's popularity suddenly surged as it started to emerge in parks and gardens. It gained widespread popularity in the late 1980s, when commercial sets were first manufactured. Kubb as we know it today was invented on a Swedish island named Gotland. Playing a game of kubb requires both skill and precision, but also a strategical mindset! The duration of a game can range from 30 seconds to more than an hour. The number of players can vary, although 8 to 16 players is generally recommended. It takes only a few minutes to grasp and can be played on different surfaces, such as grass, sand, snow or even ice. The objective of the game is to knock over all the kubbs, and then the king, with throwing sticks - before the opposing team does.Įveryone can enjoy kubb. The word kubb stems from the term vedkubbar, which means wooden block in the Gotland dialect of Swedish.
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Here’s another YouTube video that I like, describing how to play.Kubb (Swedish pronunciation: ) is a Swedish game with characteristics similar to games like bowling, Mölkky and pétanque. You can either leave your set natural or decorate it with your favorite team colors. Now you’re ready for some fun! I made another king with 5 peaks instead of 3, but I think I like 3 the best. Cut the markings and you should have a king that looks like this: Lightly sand the king to remove rough edges. Then rotate the king 90 deg and make the same markings again. You can also make the cuts with a hand saw or a table saw. I made the following markings on a side of the king, then used a band saw to make the cuts. You can leave the king how it is or you can make it look like a king. Lightly sand each piece to remove rough edges. Then I used a table saw to rip the 4×4 down into 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ x 6″ pieces, you can use whatever method works for you. KubbsĬut the 4×4 into 10 pieces that are 6″ long. On one end, use a belt sander and sharpen the dowel like a pencil.
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If you are cutting dowels, cut 6 pieces that are about 12″ long. Lightly sand each baton to remove rough edges.įor the field markers you can either cut dowels or use grade stakes. Mark every 12″ along the 1 3/8″ x 6′ dowel, cut the dowel to make 6 batons at about 12″ each.

You can purchase Kubb Sets, the price varies from about $50-$100.

Pitch: 5m wide x 8m long (approximately 16′ 5″ x 26′ 3″)įour corner stakes and two mid-pitch stakes Kubb Sets for home use will vary some, but here are the US National Kubb Set dimensions:
