A pocket-sized throwing game where landing exactly on 50 points is far harder than it sounds.
Who it's for
Picnics, camping trips and mixed-age groups who want a simple throwing game that packs into almost nothing.
Not for you if…
You want indoor strategy over physical throwing skill, because Mölkky lives entirely on your aim.
Vibe's take
relaxed, competitive, simple, outdoorsy, tense at the finish
Mölkky Minipeli shrinks the beloved Finnish yard game down to a travel-friendly size without losing what makes it addictive. You toss a wooden throwing pin at a cluster of numbered skittles, scoring either the number on a single pin you knock down or a point for every pin you topple at once. Land exactly on 50 points and you win, overshoot it and you drop back to 25, so the final stretch turns every throw nerve-wracking. Dead simple to teach, endlessly replayable, and just as fun with two players as with a whole backyard crowd of nearly a hundred.
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Players
Duration
30 min
Ages 6+
Complexity
1.2 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.9/10
Rank #4,064
565 ratings
Published
2011