Estonia's and Latvia’s National Game
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Estonia's and Latvia’s National Game
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#2Did not expect to read about novuss on HN today... or ever.
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#3Interesting... Didn't make it to Lithuania?
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#4Looks like the same game (Korona) that I used to play when growing up in Finland. Fascinating to read history of it.
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#5In india we play carrom which is played without the sticks.
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#6On a slightly unrelated note, "Kiiking", a sport that was invented in Estonia and that hasn't reached much popularity elsewhere, looks like a lot of fun. It's definitely something I want to try one day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiiking
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#7wow .. I actually played this in chinese language school here in UK. Seemed quite popular with the kids.
Re: Estonia's and Latvia’s National Game
#8On a slightly unrelated note, "Kiiking", a sport that was invented in Estonia and that hasn't reached much popularity elsewhere, looks like a lot of fun. It's definitely something I want to try one day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiiking
That looks incredible.
I don't see any safety restraints, though - sort of a "hold my beer and watch this" situation.
Re: Estonia's and Latvia’s National Game
#9On a slightly unrelated note, "Kiiking", a sport that was invented in Estonia and that hasn't reached much popularity elsewhere, looks like a lot of fun. It's definitely something I want to try one day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiiking
That looks incredible. I don't see any safety restraints, though - sort of a "hold my beer and watch this" situation.
The Wikipedia text states
A person is fastened to the swing base by their feet.
Re: Estonia's and Latvia’s National Game
#10In india we play carrom which is played without the sticks.
It should be corrected to south asia as east asia=japan,china, korean