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 KnucklebonesNow known as the game of jacks, knucklebones is an ancient pastime played with five small objects—originally the knucklebones of a sheep—which are thrown into the air and caught in various ways. To win, one must complete a prescribed series of throws and catches—many of which have distinctive names like "riding the elephant"—while also carrying out tasks like picking up stones from a surface. The origin of knucklebones is closely connected to that of what other game? More...
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When I was a child,we used to play knucklebones in our Summer holidays far up in the mountain.
far from civilization,as my grandfather said. He taught us this game and he invented a lot of
variations. "jugar a la payaya " is the name in Spanish. Basically, it consists in tossing up
one flat,small stone and put 5 on the floor and then quickly catch the one you throw up. Then
you follow the series, you throw 2 stones and put 3 on the foor, then catching the 2.-
We were about 15 cousins, my 4 brothers a lot of friends. There were no communication with the
external world, each one invented stories an then we represented it "on stage". We have full
contact with nature. Thanks, for bringing those wonderful memories !!!!
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The longevity of this game is somewhat striking, but do kids today still play jacks? It seems like that game would be a tough sell to children now with all the high technology competition available.
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Drew wrote:The longevity of this game is somewhat striking, but do kids today still play jacks? It seems like that game would be a tough sell to children now with all the high technology competition available. This is the first I've heard of Jacks being called Knucklebones, but yes, I've wondered the same thing, Drew. Pick Up Sticks and Tiddlywinks also come to mind. Does anybody play those games anymore?
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OMG! We in India use to play this a lot. In semi-urban and rural areas, this game exists. I always had thought this to be an Indian rural game. We play this with five pebbles or small stones. I never imagined that this is known worldwide. :)
This is but considered to be a game for girls.
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As a child I played both jacks and five stones (with these great little brass cubes), but I was never much good at either. I think tiddlywinks was before my time, but pick-up-sticks was right up my alley. I seem to remember that wooden sets were much better to play with than plastic ones and that playing on carpeting was different than playing on bare floors (carpeting made it easier, I think).
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Jacks, pick-up sticks and tiddlywinks were all games I played. As I think on it, my child (born in the 1990s) also played each of those: pick-up sticks came from me, tiddlywinks from an aunt, and jacks from a schoolmate.
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