The scenario:

Your opponents throw a good group of 6 in the upfield. Your team leans over the pile of wood and have no clue where to start. You know that getting the kubbs away from each other is the main defensive strategy, but in this case, the group is good. Too good to rely on spreading out the kubbs. You wonder what other factors you should consider when righting kubbss an opponent has thrown. Have you ever considered how the facing will effect play?

Facing:

Facing refers to the angle of a ...
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Below is a video I created (in jest) of kubb carrying procedures, and drilling terminology found on the PlanetKubb wiki.


The video is clips of the best of about 30 minutes of drilling. I did leave out the majority of my clacks and punishment kubbs.
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We have all had that bad bounce. Maybe it was a “clack” . Perhaps your drill was a lame duck and went left instead of right. Maybe the pitch had a twig or pine cone on it, and the kubb bounced a direction that seemed to defy physics. Maybe you threw a punishment kubb, and you didn’t topple it on your turn.

It may be time to call in the Kubb Rescue Squad:

There is no higher risk play in kubb than the rescue. But when it works it can completely swing the game in your favor.

The rules ...

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I have yet to witness a tournament kubb game where the king was not attacked head-on. I have yet to attack the king in a competitive environment, namely due to hesitance from deviation. Luckily for me, my partner takes care of (in my opinion) the hardest part of a kubb game....winning. 

This blog is two-fold. One, to continue to engage you, the reader; the kubb enthusiast, in thought and discussion. Secondly, to go through the process of examining a potential change in competitive strategy on ...
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Creating a Punishment Kubb - second only to knocking the king over early to lose the game when it comes to team morale draining moves. However, as a defender, the question becomes, where do I put this thing? Behind the King, on my baseline, behind a centerline pin? There are many options and variables to consider as well, such as "Am I winning or fighting from behind?", "How many field kubbs does my opponent have to throw?", "How skilled is my opponent, and are they likely to succumb to the p...

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