Kappe Land

14:45 Jul 1, 2009
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Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Children's game
Norwegian term or phrase: Kappe Land
This is a children's game with two teams which entails capturing as much territory as possible from the other team. Is there an English equivalent?
doatley
Norway
Local time: 06:50


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4Mumblety-peg
Hans Wang
2Aggression
Britt McCary


  

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Mumblety-peg


Explanation:
Term is used to decribe a variety of children's games were part of the game involves throwing a knife into the ground. The "kappe fot" version played in Norway would also fall under this term.

Hans Wang
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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Aggression


Explanation:
This game is played with paper and pencil, but is similar to the Norwegian "kappe land"

The source is "The great big book of children's games", page 104. I found it via Google books: http://http://books.google.com/books?id=wTuZMWvmUisC&pg=PA10...

Britt McCary
United States
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
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