KLASK

KLASK is a fast-paced magnetic 2-player board game that holds a resemblance to air hockey, but without the air and with added obstacles on the field. The name of KLASK comes from the Danish word describing the sound when the game piece "the striker" falls in its own goal.. The word translates directly to the English word, smack. In 2018 KLASK was recognized as a sport..

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  The KLASK board seen from above.

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  KLASK game viewed from the side. Notice the leveled board that gives room for the hand to steer the game piece from underneath.

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  The KLASK striker with two biscuits attached, meaning a point for the opponent.

How to Play:

Official rules can be found here. Place the game board on a table between two players. Place the three white magnetic pieces ("biscuits") on the white dots on the board. Put two coins in each point slot next to the "0" in the side of the board. Each player has a black magnetic gaming piece in two parts, also referred to as a "striker". Place the short thinner part on top of the board and the long thicker part under the board so the two parts magnetism attaches to each other through the board. Place the ball in the corner marked on the board with a white line. Serve and steer the ball using the striker.

The purpose of the game is to score 6 points faster than your opponent. The game ends when a player has 6 points. In a game of KLASK there are four ways to score points:

• If a player shoots the ball into the opponent's goal, the player will receive a point.
• If two biscuits attach to one player, the opponent will receive a point. This is known as a "biscuit point".
• If a player falls into its own goal, the opponent receives a point. This is known as a "KLASK point".
• If the opponent loses their gaming piece and is unable to attach it again.

Each time a point is won, the winning player must move their coin one point forward in the point slot and the biscuits back to their starting position. The player who did not score a point places the ball in their corner start field.

The youngest player always starts the first round of the game. The following rounds will be started by the player who lost a point in the previous round.

Physical Board Design:

Game board viewed from the side

The KLASK gameboard referred to as the pool is a wooden table lifted on legs in order to provide room for the two players to steer their magnetic striker from underneath the table using the force of magnetism. The game arena is shaped as an A3-sized rectangular ball field with two lower leveled holes functioning as goals in the center of each end of the arena. In the middle of the pool, three white magnetic pieces, also known as biscuits, serve as obstacles. Each gaming piece striker is a black magnet, that is attached to another large black magnet under the board.

The game originally comes in a two-player version, but a 4-player version is planned for.

KLASK Terminology:

Biscuit - Refers to the (three) white magnets.

Box Design:

The game of KLASK comes in a large white box with blue/black font writing "GET YOUR HAND UNDER THAT TABLE!!! TRY TO SCORE BUT WATCH OUT FOR THE HOLE... KLASK!". In late 2018 a new box design was introduced on the market.

From Idea to Game:

The game KLASK was developed by the Danish inventor and carpenter Mikkel Bertelsen also known as "KLASK Daddy" in 2013, as Mr. Bertelsen had an excess stock of magnets in his workshop. The first board was made of cardboard. He presented the game to friends and family and next, he landed a big order with Tuborg, one of Denmarks biggest breweries, which kicked off a handmade production in 2014, that is still being produced today.

Awards:

2014:

• Jury's Special Price in the Board Game Award "Guldbrikken" in Denmark.

2015:

• Major Fun Award.
• Special Price of Game of the Year by BrettspillGuiden.no in Norway.
• "Guldtärningen" (the Gold Die) in the category of Family Games in Sweden.

2016:

• Finalist to Partygame of the Year in Finland.

2017:

• Jury's Game of the Year Recommendation List in Germany.
• Winner of The Toy Insider Top Holiday Toys.

2018:

• Finalist to Innovative Toy of the Year Award by The Toy Association.

World Championships:

• In 2017, the first World Championship of KLASK was held in Copenhagen, Denmark and Kevin Reder (US) won.
• The 2018 KLASK World Championship was held in Helsinki, Finland, and Jaro Koch (DE) took the first place.

World KLASK Federation (WKF):

The WKF is a privately run membership organisation that aims to "protect, improve and promote the worldwide KLASK community". WKF was formed in 2017 by 2017-UK Champion Daniel Lilley and 2017-World Champion Kevin Reder with the approval by KLASK creator (and Honorary WKF President) Mikkel Bertelsen. WKF is the linking organisation between currently 12 country associations, that arranges KLASK tournaments

Releases & distribution:

The main distributor of KLASK is the Finnish Boardgame company Competo/Marektoy Oy, that gave KLASK its international breakthrough in the English-speaking world. It has since been published by other licenses: Gigamic in France published the game in 2015 and FantasTies has published a multilingual version in Dutch, German, English, and French. It was launched by G3 for Poland in 2016, and since 2017 it has been produced in German-speaking countries by Game Factory and by Carletto AG in Switzerland as a multilingual version in German, French and Italian. KLASK is currently on the market in EU, America, Australia, Russia, and Japan.

References

KLASK Official website

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