The Anti-Manichaeist

On my birthday, we played Kubb. A Swedish game that goes all the way back to the days of the Vikings and involves throwing blocks of wood. Its kind of like bowling or bocce ball. In the middle there is a king who has to be knocked down last after all of the other teams blocks of wood are knocked down. Your team only gets six blocks to throw during your turn and if you knock down all of the other blocks, you must knock down the king or the other team wins. One gets to trash talk the other team while they are preparing to throw and they get to do likewise.

On wednesday, it was up to me to get the king at the end. I overtossed with my first block and then with the last block of the game I knocked down the king and felt very much affirmed.

Its a fun game and I’d like to pick it up again when I return to MN.

dlw