“Axes” and Allies: Why Axe Throwing Is the Ultimate Real World Game

Leave it to gamers to find new and interesting ways to game-ify real life! Sometimes, when you put down the keyboard or controller and venture out in the fresh air, all you really want to do is continue playing games. Unluckily, many of the social gatherings you attend revolve around decidedly un-game-y activities: chatting, drinking, eating and maybe walking around.

For a real world game, one that gets your friends together for a night out, turn to the only activity that can compete with the best video and board games: axe throwing. Not familiar with this trendy rec sport yet? Don’t worry – just click here to learn all you need to know. Essentially, the activity is exactly as the name implies. You throw axes at a wooden target set up across the room, and compete to see who can get closest to the bullseye most often.

Sounds pretty straightforward, right? But axe throwing really is the ultimate real world game, combining competition, community, stress-relief and some sanctioned weapon use!

You Are the First Person Thrower

Aside from paintball, what opportunity do you really get to wield a weapon in a safe environment? When you book an axe throwing party, you become the first person shooter – or, in this case, thrower – manipulating your weapon to achieve domination.

If you’ve never been axe throwing, it’s tough to really grasp how satisfying it is gripping the axe, hurling it forward and watching it splinter into the wood. It’s a visceral experience that is, at once, badass and strategic to the game.

The Competition Is Fierce (and Level) 

Here’s a tip: go axe throwing with friends who share the same spirit of competition. When the points get close, things get really competitive, and it’s always most fun with when everyone’s invested in taking the top spot.

The great thing about it is that most people still haven’t been axe throwing – or, if they have, they’ve only been once or twice – so everyone’s more or less on the same level. When you book an axe throwing party, before you enter competition, one of the experts working there will give you a tutorial about proper form, etc., so there’s no need to learn prior.

It’s Good For You

Axe throwing is good for you for three distinct reasons:

• It’s good exercise
• It’s good stress relief
• And it’s a good opportunity for community

Video games can claim to be the latter two, and going to the gym can claim to be the former two, but only an activity like axe throwing lays claim to all three.

The act of throwing an axe is a surprisingly good core workout, and it also works out your arms (you’ll hardly notice with all the fun though). The act of hurling a weapon at a yielding wooden board does wonders for the blood pressure, relieving all that work week stress. And the fact that you’re doing it with friends is a potent social benefit.

If you want to plan a real world game with your friends, try axe throwing. It’s first-person, competitive, soul-satisfying fun.