![]() The classic Jenga game was released in North America in 1986 by Hasbro. Giant Jenga, played outside, is a recipe for loads of laughter. You build until the entire building collapses. And that’s what you do when you play – you build. Jenga is derived from kujenga, the Swahili word for build. ![]() If they knock over the King, game over, and they win. When one team has knocked over the opponent’s field kubbs and baseline kubbs, then they have a go at knocking over the King. The game involves throwing the batons, or femurs, at the standing kubbs, or skulls, and knocking them over. The wooden parts of the game are: one King, 6 femurs (long narrow sticks or dowels called batons) and 10 skulls (thicker, shorter wooden blocks called kubbs or kubbar). To play Kubb, you need 2 or more players or 2 teams. The story goes that the game was played in (probably drunken) celebration with body parts from the vanquished enemy.Īnother version is that it was invented in the 1920s in Sweden on the island of Gotland. Some say Kubb (pronounced koob) began with a bunch of Vikings after a good pillage. Younger children may not have the throwing skills needed and kids can get hurt from the flying wood. In this game, wooden dowels and blocks are thrown around. We love games using dismembered body parts!Īlthough kids will love the idea of throwing skulls around, Kubb is not a game for all ages. ![]() Because Kubb is about capturing a King using – body parts. Your kids are going to LOVE this game (grown up kids too).
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