{"id":5153,"date":"2016-08-18T11:20:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T10:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5153"},"modified":"2022-02-15T18:04:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:04:21","slug":"play-swedish-viking-chess-kubb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/play-swedish-viking-chess-kubb\/","title":{"rendered":"Kubb &#8211; Swedish Outdoor Game, AKA &#8220;Viking Chess&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Play-Kubb-Viking-chess-How-to-be-Swedish-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5226\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Play-Kubb-Viking-chess-How-to-be-Swedish-s-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Play Kubb Viking chess - How to be Swedish\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Play-Kubb-Viking-chess-How-to-be-Swedish-s-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Play-Kubb-Viking-chess-How-to-be-Swedish-s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Play-Kubb-Viking-chess-How-to-be-Swedish-s-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Play-Kubb-Viking-chess-How-to-be-Swedish-s.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For many\u00a0Swedes, being outside in the sun, sitting in a\u00a0&#8220;<em>brassestol<\/em>&#8221; (little deckchair), having a beer or cider\u00a0while having a\u00a0BBQ\u00a0is a desirable experience. But\u00a0it can become a bit boring at times. Swedes\u00a0want some action.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, for most lawn activities you have to put your beer bottle or can out of your hand. Swedes don\u2019t want to do that. So they came up with a\u00a0game called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kubb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Kubb<\/em><\/a>. A game that allows them to join a competition while engaging in conversations and and holding their drink simultaneously.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Kubb all about<\/h3>\n<p>Kubb is a rather static game. Essentially, you have two teams, with each team having wooden, square-shaped blocks\u00a0lined up in front of them. Then you have further round\u00a0batons that one team throws at the blocks of the blocks of the other team. When all of the opponent&#8217;s blocks are nocked down, the last step to victory is to hit the King, standing in the middle of the field.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Beware<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">:<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0there\u2019s always some person\u00a0that argues about how many\u00a0throwing attempts the leading team has to hit the king.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"hejsw-4176438311\" class=\"hejsw-content-sfa-desktop-and-tablet-1 hejsw-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eu3RS1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png\" alt=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Kubb is\u00a0like a blend of volleyball, chess\u00a0and bowling. But with a little less sweat, brain and grace<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Kubb for everyone<\/h3>\n<p>Kubb can be played by old and young, sober and drunk. It&#8217;s little skill but lots of luck that determines whether a baton hits a block after twisting through the air or bouncing on the grass, which is often accompanied by the participants&#8217; and spectators&#8217; &#8220;<em>Ooohhh!<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>Aaahhhh!<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like weird game? Well, it takes some time to really appreciate its slowness.\u00a0Advantage: the rules are simple, you learn it quickly.\u00a0After 10 min you\u2019ll be almost as good as those who have played it for years. So everyone can join. A very Swedish game then.<br \/>\nSo, dear new-Swede, enjoy playing Kubb, your soon to be favorite outdoor\/drinking activity\u00a0with low risk of spillage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/how-to-be-swedish\/\">All \u2018<strong>How to be Swedish<\/strong>\u2018 posts, here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Book release<\/h3>\n<p>You can now sign up for the newsletter to get an email notification as soon as the book is released, sign up here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; For many\u00a0Swedes, being outside in the sun, sitting in a\u00a0&#8220;brassestol&#8221; (little deckchair), having a beer or cider\u00a0while having a\u00a0BBQ\u00a0is a desirable experience. But\u00a0it can become a bit boring at times. Swedes\u00a0want some action. 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