2025/7/1

For a four-day period from Monday, June 23 to Thursday, June 26, the campus was filled with cries of excitement and laughter during the lunch break. A tournament was held for the unique Finnish sport Mölkky in the covered outdoor area outside the first floor of Building No. 1. It was designed as a welcome event for new students and provided opportunities for them to get to know each other.

Over the four days, a total of 82 new students took part. Most of them had never played Mölkky before, and they were instantly drawn in by its appeal. Students split into teams representing their departments, and after listening to a two-minute explanation of the rules and grasping the basic strategy behind the game, they engaged in heated competition.

Because the tournament was scheduled for the lunch period each day, special rules were used to account for limited play time: The first team to reach exactly 50 points without exceeding it, or else the team closest to 50 points after 10 throws, would be the winner. This made for quicker matches.

Ultimately, the three winning teams for the tournament were the Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies, the Department of Chinese Studies, and the Department of British and American Studies, all of whom thrilled spectators and players alike by achieving scores of 50 points exactly. The winning teams received impressive prizes, and all participants received tasty bread treats.

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