Jaques Scattles

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From Jaques, the venerable games company, this is a variation of skittles that is based on the Finnish game of Mölkky. They call it Scattles!

Scattles requires a throwing stick instead of balls, which ironically is how skittles was played 500 years ago.

Scattles is for 2 players and the aim is to "finish first". It comes with 12 solid wood scattle pins, 140mm high, a 225mm wooden throwing stick and full instructions. The game is packed in a straightforward cardboard box.

Great fun and quite addictive, Scattles works just as well at Christmas parties indoors as it does for Summer get-togethers in the garden...