A bat that spins
Hold to build power, slide to aim, let go. Arriving flat the bat sweeps a wide strip; end-on it strikes one point. The ring shows the spin.
Birchbat
Throw the bat, clear the town.
Birchbat brings gorodki, a century-old yard game, to your iPhone. Five wooden pins stand in a chalk square; you spin a birch bat at them from thirteen metres and try to clear every figure with as few throws as you can. Real rules, fifteen classic figures, and a bat that turns in the air, so the moment you let go decides everything.
Coming soon to the App StoreWho it is for
For anyone who likes a short game with a real skill underneath: a minute on the bus, a few figures before bed, a long Partia on a Sunday. No account, no ads, nothing to buy, and it works without a connection.
What you getLong line, half line
Every figure starts from 13 m. Knock one pin out and you step up to 6.5 m, exactly as in the real game.
Fifteen figures and a Partia
Clear the classic figures one by one for up to three stars, then play all fifteen in a row for a single total.
A figure every day
One figure a day, nudged a little so it is never quite the same. Your first clear is kept; missed days simply stay empty.
Two players, one phone
Each of you gets your own copy of the figures, two bats per turn, then pass the phone.
An atlas of figures
Every figure you clear opens a card with a short story and a tip on how to break it.
The fifteen figures
Laid out after the figure-setting appendix of the official rules of the sport, in their traditional order.
CannonForkStarArrowWellCrankshaftArtilleryRacketNestCrayfishSentriesSickleShooting GalleryPlaneLetter
Your data
- Your progress, stars and ghost throws stay on your iPhone. There is no account and no analytics.
- At launch the app asks our server whether a newer version exists; it sends a device identifier, the app's bundle id and version, and nothing else.
- Notifications are optional and only ever about the figure of the day or new versions.