At the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, we will have 4 teams, each representing their country (Island excluded) compete against each other.

Our Kubb Tournament is sponsored by Old Time Games Inc. www.OldTimeGames.com

History:
Kubb 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. But what is known is that it was widely played over 1,000 years ago by the early Scandinavian Vikings and has been played on the Swedish 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.

While the game KUBB is centuries old, the game Old Time Games Inc. produce is called: KUBB - The Viking Game™. It gained national attention when used in a TV episode of “Amazing Race”, supplied by our friends at Old Time Games Inc!

Rules for 2005 Scandinavian Midsommar:

1. Playing Field
The game is played on a field defined by the four corner pins either on a sandy beach or a level lawn. The ten (10) Kubbs (throwing blocks) are stood on end five (5) on each team's baseline. Kubbs must have least one Kubb length between each other.

2. Objectives of Kubb
The objective is for players standing at their baseline first to topple all five (5) Kubbs of the opposing team by an underhand toss of the six (6) throw pins (kastpinnar) and to then topple the King (Kung) which is placed in the center of the playing field.

3. Who Starts?
To decide which team starts, each team gets to throw their pins as close to the King as possible, without touching or toppling him. Closest wins, and starts.

4. Game Play
Each team throws the six throw pins, underhanded, to topple the other team's Kubbs. Once a Kubb is toppled, the opposing team gets to throw their toppled Kubb onto the opponent's field, past the centerline and beyond the King. The team (whose Kubb was toppled) must now topple their own Kubb in the opponent's playing field, before they can take aim for the opponent's baseline Kubbs again. If any of the opponent's baseline Kubbs is toppled before the in-field Kubbs are toppled, they are returned to their upright position.

Once the team has toppled their own Kubb in the opponent's playing field, it is removed from the game. First team to lose all their Kubbs, loses.

Much of this text was taken from our friends at www.OldTimeGames.com. Please visit their website.