Traditional Belgian Games

Belgium has a rich heritage of traditional games:

• Bolle: Hand-hit ball game; score by hitting over line, into hoop/hole.
• Kubb: Throw batons to knock down wooden blocks; first to clear wins.
• Pétanque: Toss metal balls close to a target ball (French origin, popular in BE).
• Jeu de Boules: Belgian bowling with metal balls to knock down pins in triangle.
• Vlaai: Traditional fruit tart/pie (sweet pastry base, fruit/jam/custard filling).
• Pichenottes: Flick metal discs into board holes; most points wins.
• Kot: Student city-wide race completing tasks/challenges.
• Ringspel: Throw wooden rings onto pegs; most rings wins.
• Sjoelen: Slide wooden pucks into compartmented box; high score wins.
• Kegelen: Nine-pin bowling; fewest throws to clear pins.
• Lotto: National lottery (since 1930s).
• Blokken: TV game show based on Jenga.
• Koersbal: Precision sport rolling large wooden balls toward target pins.