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GOROCK numbered block toss game

Twelve numbered blocks, one throwing pin, and a scoring argument that lasts all afternoon.

1 set in this group

One set, and it is the one that comes out when the tower has had its turn. Twelve numbered rubberwood blocks stood in a circle, one throwing pin, and a scoring rule that punishes flattening the lot.

It is a kubb-style yard game, which means the circle moves as you play: blocks are stood back up where they fall, so the target drifts across the lawn and the throwing line drifts with it. By the last round you are standing somewhere you never planned to.

Rubberwood takes a direct hit from the pin without chipping. The whole set weighs less than a bag of groceries, lives in a drawstring sack, and does not care whether it is on grass, sand or a car park.

Asked more than once

How do you score the numbered toss game?

Knock down one block and score the number printed on it. Knock down more than one and score the count of blocks, not the sum. First to exactly fifty wins; go over and you drop to twenty-five.

Is this the same as kubb?

Same family. Kubb is played with batons at wooden blocks and a king; this set swaps the batons for a single throwing pin and puts numbers on the blocks, which makes scoring the point of the game rather than the bookkeeping.

Can children play it?

Yes, with the throwing line moved in. The pin is light and the blocks are short, so the risk is a bruised shin rather than anything worse — but somebody should be watching where it lands.