Last weekend I partook in one of what I hope will be an ongoing series of BBQs held on the Neckarwiesen in Heidelberg. It was a great BBQ, and we had a good turnout for the superb weather. There was many beverages downed, and things bbqed (A warning for any people thinking about coming to Heidelberg to live - it's actually really hard to find veggie burgers). For entertainment, we chatted amongst ourselves, and played games of Kubb.

Kubb? Well, it was described to me as a game where you throw sticks at other sticks. Wikipedia has a slightly more verbose description. It's also been described as Viking chess (probably due to it's origins in Sweden). I think that description is actually quite apt, due to the scope for tactical skullduggery within the game. It's also really simple to pick up, and gets you up and moving a little. It's also a little dangerous, as you'd expect when you liquor up two competitive teams and then get them to throw sticks at each other. Once you get the hang of not aiming at people, you end up finding that you can be quite accurate when throwing the sticks. Well, except for that one time that you miss a target 1' in front of you. You can pick up a set in Australia off Ebay, but they're quite expensive, and you're probably best off crafting your own. Click the picture above to see the rest of the pics from our Kubb match.