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About King Kubb
What Is Kubb?
The Ancient Viking Game of Kubb is
hugely enjoyable and is guaranteed
fun for all ages and abilities.
Opposing teams pit their skills against
eachother across a court to capture
the king. The Rules should only take
a few minutes to learn but could
take a lifetime to master. Kubb will
test your hand-eye coordination,
strategic thinking and your luck!
The Ancient Viking Game was said
to have started in the 9th century
in Sweden. Luckily the game is no
longer only played by bloodthirsty
marauding warriors, it has found
worldwide popularity. Whilst many
people play purely for fun, there
are competitive leagues in many
countries and an annual world
championship in Gotland, Sweden.
The modern rules can be found
on our website.
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Social Development
“rehabilitation, growth, development,
and enhancement of an individual’s
physical, social and psychological
well-being through the application
of structured activities involving
direct experience”
Ewert, A., McCormick, B., & Voight, A.
(2001). Outdoor experiential therapies
We have varied the game to suit
a broader audience:
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Fun-day events/fayres
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Team Building
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Community art/youth groups
•Festivals
We have King Kubb branded sets
available to buy, see our website for
details. We can also provide tuition
packages and provide courses for
charities,education, organisations, small
companies and corporate development.
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King Kubb, like many other team
sports and games is outdoor
experiential therapy, this is
outdoor treatment to promote:
A fun tool for supporting
and developing people’s
engagement skills ’’
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Kubb Events: The Story So Far
Last year we were fortunate enough
to have attended some great festivals
promoting the game, two of the
festivals that King Kubb held its
knockout cup received gold awards
from Festival Kidz for activities
available to children and families.
A great start for us and especially
a big well done to them.
King Kubb is not just confined to the
aforementioned festivals and events.
We are available to all.
Big or small events, indoor, outdoor.
Near or far. Young or...mature players.
It matters not. All are welcome to
invite King Kubb to come calling!
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Green Man Festival 2013, King Kubb Championship Finals
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Testimonials
"I wasn't in the mood for playing
games, but I was drawn in by the
fun that others were having. It is
great fun and anyone can play
this! Good ideas in practice. X"
Kate Jones
"Good fun, easy for all ages. I liked
wearing the hat and feeling stronger"
Ohiane Uranga
"Es muy sencillo aprender y
divertido jugar. Trabajas la
habilidad de todo ol cuerpo"
Daniel Santamaria
"Loved how simple and enjoyable it
was. I would love to be able to play
it at home with my kids. Thanks!"
Hernando Alvarez
"Great fun for everyone!"
Rachel Seymour
"Great game - loads of fun at any
age. Who can resist throwing sticks
at things. Friendly game to play
with people you don't know"
Dave Hall
"We nearly won and would
have done but... great fun!"
Jay Linzi
"Really enjoyed my first game
of Kubb. Sets look great and
the rules were explained well.
Would be keen to buy a set"
Lindsay Barrett
"What an excellent way of bringing
people together! King Kubb went
down a storm for us at Green Man.
I loved the way people watching
really got into it and teamed up to
play even when they didn't know
each other. It brought out the best
festival spirit in everyone. Excellent!"
Emily Williams
SOMEWHERE Area Manager
Green Man Festival
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THE ANCIENT VIKING GAME
THE ANCIENT VIKING GAME
rules
The Goal of the Game
The aim is to eliminate the wooden
blocks (Kubbs) on the opposing side
and then the King in the centre.
If the King is struck by a throw before
defeating the opposing player's Kubbs,
the thrower loses!
Setting Up
To begin, you will ideally need:
King x 1
Kubbs x 10
Throwing Sticks x 6
Corner Markers x 4
Begin by placing the corner markers,
preferably around 8m x 5m. However,
a 6m x 4m if size or difficulty is an issue.
Ground type does not matter though
it is best played on a flat surface.
To begin, 2 players must throw
towards the King, and whomever lands
nearest without touching goes first.
How Many People Can Play?
Two teams consisting of 1-6 players
can participate. The teams do not
have to be even.
Gameplay
The goal is to knock over as many Kubbs
as possible. The Kubbs in the starting
position are Base Kubbs.
Throwing Sticks are held at the end
(not in the middle) and must be
thrown underarm and end over end,
with no sideways rotation. Once Team
A has thrown everything, Team B takes
its turn. At the base line, Team B throws
any knocked down Kubbs into Team A’s
half of the pitch. If a Kubb lands
outside more than once Team A
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may place the Kubb(s) anywhere
on their own side, but more than the
length of a Throwing Stick from the
King or Corner Marker.
When done, Team A rights them
wherever they landed. These are now
Field Kubbs. Now Team B has their
turn to throw. They must now knock
over any Field Kubbs on Team A’s
side of the pitch before attacking
anything else. If any Base Kubbs are
hit before the Field Kubbs are all toppled,
they are righted without penalty.
If Team B fail to topple all of the Field
Kubbs on Team A’s side, Team A can
line up with the Field Kubb closest to
the King when throwing Sticks.
The game goes on like this until all
Kubbs are cleared on one side, at
which point the King may be attacked.
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