Our inspiration for the name KOLVEN the golf board game ?

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KOLF was a game played by the fisherman in the Netherlands in the early 1300s.

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This is why some of the older golf courses have their first 9 holes going towards the shore and why the other nine holes are going towards the village. This is also why on the scorecard you will see that the first 9 holes are called the OUT (out of the house) and the last 9 holes are called the IN (in to the house).

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KOLF later became a competition that was played in festivals and celebrations in the Netherlands, as can be suggested on many drawings found on pottery, tiles and paintings.

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The game:

2 teams of 4 players each, played with wooden sticks named a "KOLVEN" and wooden balls. The goal of the game was to reach a target in less strokes than the other teams, to gain a point.
 

The creation of KOLVEN the golf board game ?
 

The story behind the creation of KOLVEN The Golf Board Game, is a story of passion for the game of golf.

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It all started when I was 12 years old. Very early in my life, I developed a huge passion for golf, but an even bigger one for golf design.

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Every minute of free time that I had, I felt the urge to draw golf holes. Even to this day, my favorite pastime is to draw golf courses. (I like to call it "my little sickness").

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My biggest dream has always been to get a chance to show my ideas, my creativity and to build golf courses.

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KOLVEN was created because one day I decided to use a graph paper pad instead of a blank paper, when I looked at my drawing, an idea came up to me, and I ran upstairs to get dices and a pawn. I rolled the dice, advanced my pawn, then I made myself direction cards (fade & draw). I then made myself sand cards, water cards and rough cards.

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I decided to make 18 holes on a cardboard to be able to test KOLVEN with friends and family. The test was a success and KOLVEN the golf board game was created.

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READY TO PLAY!