Club de Tejo 76

If you're a gringo in town and looking for some authentic Colombian fun you HAVE to come here. I was by myself and one of the employees, Larry, played with me. It was an absolute riot

I called to book and I recommend people to do it on weekdays and definitely for the weekend that is their most popular time. Paying one hour is US$12 (2023) and then you can choose what to drink and eat as you play. It’s a place where drinking beer is expected so don’t bring kids. We ate a picada (US$6) that is a dish with assorted meat, assorted potatoes, yuca, plantain, chorizo and morcilla. No options for vegetarians or vegans except for the potatoes, baked plantain and yuca, but I believe you can bring food from outside if you’re a vegetarian. Ask in advance. Anyone can play the game and the idea is to score 21 points by throwing the steel disc (puck). Try like in bowling which puck suits you better. The heavy ones are a good idea as you have more chances to hit the center of a board filled with wet clay where someone has placed four triangular paper pouches filled with gunpowder called mechas. The idea is to throw the puck trying to land at the center or in a way that hits the triangular mecha and lands in the center because you get 9 points. Anyway a person will explain the rules of the game. In the end it’s about spending quality time with people and talking and listening to music. Tejo or turmequé was invented more than 500 years ago. It’s like when you play skeeball, or cornhole or horseshoes. At these places they also have other games called RANA (frog) or BOLI RANA. Ask for them and they’ll explain you how to play. They’re quite popular and groups play and bet money so they winner doesn’t have to pay the bill.

We had a blast here playing Tejo for the first time. We played the first hour upstairs on the small courts then spent hour number two downstairs on the full size courts. Staff were very helpful with the instructions and a group of locals helped us get going.

I could not have had a better time tossing tejos at paper with gunpowder! Such a great hour and a half! So much fun!

Tejo is a game like Cornhole. But instead of throwing bean bags, you throw iron disks at a clay wall rigged with explosives. When you hit the charge, it makes a loud BANG like a gunshot. Great for team-building.

In a documentary I heard that the true soul of Colombianas can be discovered while playing Takko. Well, that didn't convince me that much, but the game was a lot of fun. It is actually a kind of rudimentary bowling with the bonus effect that it explodes and bangs when you clear the round. Of course, it is very important to drink a lot of beer and if that is the soul of the Colombian, I get along very well with it.

We had the best time here. Really friendly people, a quick lesson in how to play from other players, and beer and explosions..so good.

Really great atmosphere here with music, cheap beers (4000-5000 COP), an exciting game and lovely helpful staff. There’s a wide selection of drinks available and snacks too. It can be a bit cold inside so I’d recommend to bring a jacket! A great time was had by all, would return for sure!