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Axe throwing in slow motion. The modern sport of axe throwing involves a competitor throwing an axe at a target, either for fun or competition. As of the fall of 2024, there are commercial locations and club-based throwing ranges in all continents, although predominantly in North America and Europe, as well as mobile axe throwing opportunities at events and festivals, and at some theme parks.
World Axe Throwing Championship trophy, 2017-2021. The World Axe Throwing Championship takes place once a year in December. The format has slight changes from year to year, to be announced before the beginning of the yearly competition. 2018 marked the first time that an axe throwing championship was presented on ESPN. [8]
National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) The Wilson Cup (center), awarded annually to the winner of the National Axe Throwing Championship. The International Axe Throwing Federation (IATF) is a global organization, originally established in the United States in 2016 as the National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) with the purpose of promoting and regulating the sport of axe throwing.
The game of catch (throwing and catching an object between players) is among the most basic of all games and is a key component of many modern, complex sports and games. Its dodgeball variant is a basic throwing game where the opponent is the target. [3] Projectiles used in such sports are highly varied.
Throwing pin hitting four smaller pins. Mölkky (Finnish pronunciation:) is a Finnish throwing game invented by Lahden Paikka company (formerly known as Tuoterengas) in 1996. It is reminiscent of kyykkä, a centuries-old throwing game with Karelian roots. However, Mölkky does not require as much physical strength as kyykkä, and is more ...
A game of indoor quoits, being played at a pub in the Forest of Dean. A pub game is one which is traditionally played inside or outside a pub. Most pub games date back centuries and are rooted in village culture. [1] Many derive from older outdoor sports.
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Games of pure chance are usually ‘race’ games, such as the children’s game snakes and ladders which was invented by Jaques. [1] The winner – the player who reaches a certain square first – is decided by throwing numbered dice, over which the players have no control. Games such as Monopoly and backgammon are a mixture of chance and ...