The Best Lawn Game You Never Played: Fun with Kubb

This unique lawn game is inexpensive, simple to make and will give you countless hours of cabin fun

By Andy Bennett

Published: March 24, 2011

With just some simple shop tools and a few hours to spare over the course of one cabin weekend, you can create your very own Kubb set. The best part is getting creative with your king.

Photo by Tanya Bäck

The cabin horseshoe pit is almost as ubiquitous as the cabin fire pit. It seems like you can’t throw a stone in cabin country without it skipping across a dusty patch of earth framed by two metal posts. But as fun as a game of horseshoes (or badminton or croquet for that matter) can be, you can only play for so long before you crave something new. Lawn games don’t begin and end at those tried-and-true old standbys. And if you’re looking to spice up the action on your cabin turf, have I got an idea for you.

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