MOORHEAD -- On a sweltering afternoon last week, Derek Olson and his friend Casey Young set up a lawn game in the shaded front yard of their Moorhead house. But they weren't playing bocce ball or ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- It isn’t often that Kubb, a Swedish lawn game with rising popularity, is regarded at family outings as a top activity, compared to favorites like cornhole and ladder toss. Kalamazoo ...

EAU CLAIRE - It's one thing to grab a beer while watching a tournament. It's another to see players drink beer (Shandys, mostly) while competing in a tournament and trying to edge their way to the top ...

How to describe Kubb, the Scandinavian lawn game played with wooden blocks and batons and pronounced "koob"? "It's like cornhole and bowling combined, but nothing like that," says Kyle Hicks with a ...

Anyone who has played Kubb will tell you it is an addictive/fun yard game for all ages. Kubb is believed to have originated on the Island of Gotland just off the coast of Sweden about a thousand years ...

A Scandinavian lawn game that's similar to a cross between bowling and horseshoes will have its first Illinois championship Saturday in Batavia. The Energy City Kubb Club is hosting the event at ...

Nordic lawn game Kubb brings hundreds annually to Eau Claire for friendly competition. As the self-proclaimed “Kubb Capital of North America,” Eau Claire takes the Nordic lawn game seriously. Or as ...

Energy City Kubb is hosting the 5th annual Illinois Kubb Championship from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Engstrom Family Park, 326 Millview Drive, in Batavia. The entry fee is $40 per team. Spectators ...

Swedes in flower crowns play Kubb, which rhymes with “tube,” throughout their nation’s parks during its Midsummer June holiday. All you need to compete in your own outdoor space, however, are 10 small ...

Don’t let COVID get you down; paly a game of Kubb! Because of vaccines, small family gatherings are permissible. But because of lack of travel, yard games may be more popular now than ever. I urge ...