Is Kubb a Viking game?
No. Kubb is not a Viking game, and the claim does not survive contact with any evidence. We manufacture and sell Kubb, so it would be convenient to let the Viking story stand. It is a better story than the real one and it sells sets. It is also the kind of claim that a […]
What’s the Difference Between Number Kubb and Mölkky?
Ever been at a backyard barbecue when someone pulls out a wooden tossing game, and you’re scratching your head thinking, “Is this Number Kubb or Mölkky?” Yeah, I’ve been there too. It’s like trying to tell twins apart when they’re wearing the same outfit. Both games involve chucking wooden sticks at numbered pins, but what’s […]
How Do You Play Number Kubb?
Number Kubb is one of those games where the rules take ninety seconds and the game takes twenty years to get good at, which is the best combination a garden game can have. There is one thing to clear up first, because it causes more confusion than the rules do: Number Kubb and Mölkky are […]
What are the official rules for Number Kubb?
The short answer is that there is no official Number Kubb rulebook, because Number Kubb is not an official name. It is a trade name that attached itself to a Finnish game called Molkky, and the rules that apply are Molkky’s rules. That is not pedantry. The most-shared description of “Number Kubb rules” on the […]
How Do You Set Up a Number Kubb Game?
“Number Kubb” is a trade name for a game called Molkky, and the setup that most descriptions give – twelve pins in a tight cluster you can touch – is wrong in a way that makes the game unplayable. The pins are spaced across roughly 0.6 m, they are not touching, and that spacing is […]
What Materials Are Used in Number Kubb Sets?
Numbered-pin throwing games are simple objects, so the material question sounds simple too. It is not. Two sets that look identical in a photograph can differ by a factor of three in how long the pins survive, and the difference is not “hardwood versus softwood”. It is moisture content, grain direction and diameter tolerance. This […]