SKAL!!! Week 6 Results

May 19, 2013


fire the weather forecasters. Today was scheduled to be a 70% chance of thunderstorms and it turned out to be sunny, high 70's, and windy as heck. This made for some longer than normal games, and some less than tight groups in the field. A day where choosing side over throwing first came up in most games. We had great turnout with 7 players, and afterward our own Steve Feathers taught all the Girl Scouts who reserved the shelter near us how to play!

Week 5 Results:

1. Dobbie : 11
2. Grant: 10
3. Sandy: 9
4. Steve: 8
5. John: 7
6. Melissa: 6
7. Jaime: 7


Standings After Week 5:

1. Grant: 50
2. Doug: 44
3. Steve: 40
4. Dobbie: 29
5. Chris : 25
6. Jaime : 24
7. Melissa: 21
8. Mary : 16
9. Sandy: 15
10. Tony : 11
11. Johnny W. : 9
12. Dana : 7
12. John: 7
14. Ross : 6
15. Abbey : 5

Posted by Josh Feathers. Posted In : SKAL 

 

Kubb in Des Moines turns 5

May 14, 2013

This past weekend we hosted a big party at my house. It’s the birthday party we host every year for my wife Becca, her brother Josh, and one of our oldest friends Doug (Doug couldn’t make it this year, but we still thought of it as the Triple Birthday Bash.) This annual party is the reason we found Kubb, as I was looking for something all of the guests could play in the back yard and stumbled across instructions for building a set and how to play. That was back in 2008, and while a lot of...


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Posted by Chris Hodges.

 

SKAL!!! Week 5 Results

May 14, 2013


Not our best turnout (windy day on private property) but a fun day of Kubb nonetheless!

Week 5 Results:

1. Dobbie : 8
2. Doug : 7
3. Grant : 6
4. Chris : 5


Standings After Week 5:

1. Doug : 44
2. Grant : 40
3. Steve : 32
4. Chris : 25
5. Jaime : 19
6. Dobbie : 18
7. Mary : 16
8. Melissa : 15
9. Tony : 11
10. John : 9
11. Dana : 7
12. Sandy : 6
12. Ross : 6
14. Abbey : 5

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Posted by Josh Feathers. Posted In : SKAL 

 

SKAL!!! (Week 4 Results)

April 29, 2013


What a beautiful day to play some Kubb in the park! The nice weather brought out quite a few passers-by that were interested in learning about the game. We love sharing the game!

We're halfway through the season, and it's really starting to look like a three horse race with Doug, Grant, and Steve within 5 points of each other and a dozen points ahead of the pack...


Week 4 Results:

1. Grant : 10
2. Doug : 9
3. Chris : 8
4. Steve : 7
5. Mary : 6
6. Jaime : 5

Standings After Week 4:

1. Doug : 37
2. Grant :...
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Posted by Chris Hodges. Posted In : SKAL 

 

SKAL!!! (Week 3 Results)

April 20, 2013


Beautiful day for some Kubb in the park - let's hope the weather holds for the season kick-off pot-luck tomorrow!

Week 3 Results:

1. Dobbie : 10
2. Steve : 9
3. Doug : 8
4. Jaime : 7
5. Melissa : 6
6. Mary : 5

Standings After Week 3:

1. Doug : 28
2. Steve : 25
3. Grant : 24
4. Melissa : 15
5. Jaime : 14
6. Chris : 12
7. Tony : 11
8. Dobbie : 10
8. Mary : 10
10. John : 9
11. Dana : 7
12. Sandy : 6
12. Ross : 6
14. Abbey : 5


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Posted by Josh Feathers. Posted In : SKAL 

 

SKAL!!! (Week 2 Results)

April 14, 2013


A very gusty day in the park didn't keep us from another successful week of SKAL! With 9 players we play the largest schedule allowed by rule (9 rounds), as if we hit 10 players we split into two schedules with a playoff. 9 twenty minute rounds is a three-hour play time, and it felt a little long towards the end! The wind was brutal, changing speed and direction without notice, and everybody struggled to string together 8m hits. All-in-all, an afternoon of Kubb in the park is nothing to compl...
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Posted by Chris Hodges. Posted In : SKAL 

 

SKAL!!! (Week 1 Results)

April 7, 2013


The season kicked off at Tower park on a warm (if somewhat overcast and breezy) Spring day.  Grant and Doug both entered the fourth round undefeated, giving up only a single base kubb apiece in the first three rounds. They continued a shootout for the rest of the afternoon, facing off in the 7th and final round with a half of a game separating them. In the end Grant showed why he carries the #1 tag, but we've got to hand it to Doug - he hasn't thrown a baton in months but he showed up and pla...
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Posted by Chris Hodges. Posted In : SKAL 

 

Des Moines Kubb Team Restructure Changes Finalized

April 1, 2013

After 2 long months of deliberation between team captains, and the Des Moines Kubb Board Members, the 2013 teams have been renamed and restructured to accomodate the changing landscape of Kubb Country, USA.

Here is a breakdown of the restructure:

Team Knockerheads will adopt the team name: The Wringers
The Beers will now be Wolfpact
Pitch Slap will play as Kubb Sickles
Los Padres will now be known as Sweden Suns
Head Slap will be Thad Kubbler
Chicks with Sticks is now Kingpen
Kubb'd will now be the T...
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Posted by Horhey Pachelli. Posted In : Tournament 

 

Kubb Raising Part III - Q&A

March 19, 2013

hey josh. i read your article (http://desmoineskubb.com/blog/kubb-rules-breakdown-1-the-kubbadox) and funny enough, we just postet an article on www.baselcitykubb.ch with the same problem, but a very different idea. i try to translate the two basic-rules to enlish, but i need help of a friend. but it would be nice, if you could comment on our rule (i think it's by far the best). The Article can be found here (http://baselcitykubb.ch/?p=899), i'll soon add a translation.

 

best wishes, Samue...


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Posted by Josh Feathers & Chris Hodges. Posted In : Advanced Rules 

 

Fence Building 101 – (or #occupybatons!)

March 7, 2013

Kubb is a tactical game, and almost all of those tactics come into play during two phases – the defenders will probably have some tough choices to make about how best to stand thrown field kubbs, and the attackers will have to figure out the best way to take down the resulting groups. Here are a few pointers on how to make the best decisions when...


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Posted by Chris Hodges. Posted In : Strategy 

 
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