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Ah, but I have -- that's what yard sales are for. I love my wooden drivers... :wink:
I think though, that this is a far more serious price for the average Russian. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this...

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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.

Although, the wikipedia article...

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?

In four words: bowling with big sticks.

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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...

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...