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Finnish pin toss
Also known as Mölkky

Throw a wooden pin underhand at 12 numbered skittles; one toppled pin scores its number, several score the count, first to exactly 50 wins (overshoot drops to 25).
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Finland.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.
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