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Gorodki

Gorodki is a throwing target game in which wooden figures are knocked out of a marked square, the town, using bats. The aim is to clear figure sets in as few throws as possible; the sport belongs in a precision and traditional throwing-game context.

LevelMain sport FamilyPrecision Sports Family CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sports Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Throwing target game with wooden bats and figures in a marked town.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like precision, technique, tradition and measurable throwing results.

Cost Low to medium: bats, wooden figures and marked area; club may provide gear. Equipment, field access, club and possible tournament/travel costs. Gorodki club, eurogorodki group or traditional-games event.

First progress Simple hits come quickly; consistent figure clears need technique.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

gorodki bats
wooden figures
marked square
throwing line
safety zone

First steps

mark field
set a simple figure
learn throwing grip
practise target zone
count throws

Gorodki club, regional club, eurogorodki offer or traditional-games event.

Keep target and throwing area clear; throw bats only when the zone is clear.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, gorodki, throwing-target-game, wooden-figures, traditional, precision-sport, prazisionssport-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Knock figures completely out of the town in as few throws as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individuals, pairs or teams by format.

Teamgröße

Format-dependent.

Spielfeld

Gorodki field with throwing line, target square/town and safety area.

Dauer

By number of figures, sets or competition format.

Wertung

Throws/attempts per figure set; fewer throws are better.

Gewinnbedingung

Fewer throws or better score under the rules.

Ausrüstung

gorodki bats
wooden figures
target square
throwing line

Wichtige Regelpunkte

stepping over
throwing into unsafe zone
wrong setup
figure not fully out

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Gorodki Russian Gorodki Federation · rules-background · medium
Eurogorodki Spielregeln 2023 Gorodki e.V. · rulebook · high
Gorodki e.V. Gorodki e.V. · publisher · medium