Planet Finska Wooden Chinese Checkers 25cm

This family classic was surprisingly not invented in China. Chinese Checkers originated in Germany in 1892 as a star shaped version of the American game "Halma". The 6 pointed star caters for 2, 3 or 6 players. Each player must hop their 10 pegs to the opposite star point before their opponents. Outwit by blocking your opponent or using their pegs to get home first. Chinese Checkers is a timeless favourite the world over.

The game folds in half for easy storage of the timber hand-painted pegs.

ABOUT PLANET FINSKA

We believe in design and craftsmanship that is consistent with the origin and tradition of these classic games.  We do not believe in fads or whims and think the best games are those with substance that have stood the test of time for generations.  Our games are real, not virtual and exercise both mind and body.  They are interactive in the truest sense and a catalyst for family and friends to socialise, laugh and create memories.  Where timber is involved, we always use environmentally responsible sources and prefer quality hardwoods so that our products are built to last and crafted the way they should be.

KEY FEATURES

Planet Finska products are designed with the welfare of our planet in mind.  

1. Minimal packaging. Many of our products have no packaging at all and we prefer to let the product sell itself rather than rely on fancy unnecessary packaging. We prefer to put our efforts into the quality, function and form of the product rather than something that is often unnecessary and inevitably gets thrown away.

2. Minimal / no use of plastic. Where possible we avoid the use of plastic and non-biodegradable materials in our designs.

3. Sustainable use of timber.  We comply with Australian timber importation requirements and sustainability is a hard requirement in selecting the timbers to be used in product manufacture. It is important to us that the timber is always farmed or is re-used timber that would otherwise be disposed of. e.g.  A number of our games are manufactured from rubberwood and in the past this beautiful hardwood was disposed of or burnt after the trees had stopped producing latex. Today this timber is recycled and reused because it is both beautiful and a good quality hardwood.