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I'm interested in the game of городки; I did a presentation on Soviet sports a few years ago and came across it. I know that it certainly doesn't rival, say, soccer in popularity, but I wasn't sure if it had died off for all practical purposes or not. Please leave the appropriate answer and leave any comments you may have. Thanks!
Last time I played it was when I was a kid.
So - never.
You were such a good soviet!
I think this game is pretty much dead, although I would expect that most of Russians of at least my generation and older know what it is (was). I played it a few times when I was a kid...
I SAW old men playing gorodki when I was six and I liked it a lot, but never played it myself. :(
Wow, this is really dissappointing, but I can't say altogether shocking. It's such an interesting sounding game, although it does sound like it would attract older men (ie Russian horseshoes). I was hoping someone on MR was a champion городки hurler... :(
Apparently seeing Городки is like seeing that super-rare bird of which only 5 exist in the whole world!Quote:
Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
There's a gorodki court near my home. It's tremendosly expensive. It's more expensive than billiard and bouling. However, I always hear bangs while passing by it which means that people still like to play.
dare i ask.. what exactly is gorodki?
judging from the context clues... its a game where u throw things at other things. It sounds kinda boring to me.
In four words: bowling with big sticks.Quote:
Originally Posted by basurero
http://www.gorodki.com/T0071.JPG
Good to know! Kind of sad that it's so expensive though -- and I think bowling was actually pretty expensive in StPb, so that's alarming. If you don't mind my asking, what city was this in -- Moscow?Quote:
Originally Posted by mishau_
you're right, it was there.Quote:
what city was this in -- Moscow?
here are some more information
http://www.gorodki.com.ru/
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0% ... 0%BA%D0%B8
Cripes! It proves to be a mixture of baseball and bowling :lol: :lol:Quote:
In four words: bowling with big sticks.
Thanks for the links. Judging from them, it's no wonder people are somewhat hesistant to play -- it's almost 3.000 R to buy a set! That's pretty steep.Quote:
Originally Posted by mishau_
Although, the wikipedia article had a priceless phrase in the English translation: "The last one is Finnish and literally translates as "killing the priest"."
Obviously you've never bought golf clubs, a bowling ball, or hockey equipment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barmaley
It's like Jenga except played with logs! :?
Or maybe like dominoes and tinkertoys combined, I'm not sure...
Lincoln Logs?
Ah, but I have -- that's what yard sales are for. I love my wooden drivers... :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackMage
I think though, that this is a far more serious price for the average Russian. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a pretty hefty price (a bit over $100 US) for a game, and unless you have a fair bit of wealth, you probably aren't going blow your hard earned денги on it.