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The basic game is played with a circle of some sort of material, typically belts or garters in the past, or loops of string or jewellery chains in modern times. It is placed on a table in such a way that it forms two open loops. The player, or mark, places an object such as their finger or stick in one of the loops.
Odds and evens is a simple game of chance and hand game, involving two people simultaneously revealing a number of fingers and winning or losing depending on whether they are odd or even, or alternatively involving one person picking up coins or other small objects and hiding them in their closed hand, while another player guesses whether they have an odd or even number.
String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. They may consist of singular images or be created and altered as a game, known as a string game, or as part of a story involving various figures made in sequence (string story). String figures have also been used for divination, such as to predict the sex of an unborn child. [1]
Begleri (Greek: μπεγλέρι) is a small skill toy consisting of one or more beads at either end of a short string or chain. It can be flipped and twirled around the fingers to perform tricks. It can be flipped and twirled around the fingers to perform tricks.
Hand games are games played using only the hands of the players. [1] Hand games exist in a variety of cultures internationally, and are of interest to academic studies in ethnomusicology and music education. [1] [2] Hand games are used to teach music literacy skills and socio-emotional learning in elementary music classrooms internationally. [3 ...
In a two-player game, the position becomes 1101, which becomes an easy forced win, so it is best played with more than 2 people. Self-adding: As their turn, players can add 1 finger to any living hand, or transfer multiple fingers to a dead hand. This enables self-destruction (by adding 1 to a living hand with 4 fingers) and resurrection.
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The kendama is the Japanese version of the classic cup-and-ball game, [1] and is also a variant of the French cup-and-ball game bilboquet. Kendama can be held in different grips, and many tricks and combinations can be performed. The game is played by tossing the ball into the air and attempting to catch it on the stick point. [2]