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provemewrong
Did not expect to read about novuss on HN today... or ever.
WeaselNo7
Interesting... Didn't make it to Lithuania?
jpkeisala
Looks like the same game (Korona) that I used to play when growing up in Finland. Fascinating to read history of it.
1comment1thrw
In india we play carrom which is played without the sticks.
1comment1thrw
It should be corrected to south asia as east asia=japan,china, korean
tr352
On a slightly unrelated note, "Kiiking", a sport that was invented in Estonia and that hasn't reached much popularity elsewhere, looks like a lot of fun. It's definitely something I want to try one day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiiking
presidentender
That looks incredible.

I don't see any safety restraints, though - sort of a "hold my beer and watch this" situation.

dspillett
The Wikipedia text states

    A person is fastened to the swing base by their feet.
so unless there is a major equipment failure or your stomach decides to rebel all should be fine.
test1235
wow .. I actually played this in chinese language school here in UK. Seemed quite popular with the kids.