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The object of the game is to be the last remaining player. To stay in the game, players have to avoid being "pegged" out. When the game begins, a player throws the ball against the wall. If the ball bounces off the wall and then hits the ground, other players are free to grab the ball and re-throw it.
A stress ball in the shape of a globe. A stress ball or hand exercise ball is a malleable toy, usually not more than 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. It is squeezed in the hand and manipulated by the fingers, ostensibly to relieve stress and muscle tension or to exercise the muscles of the hand. Despite the name, many stress balls are not ...
After this the ball enters a blind (covered) maze, which the player must use a lever to guide the ball through by tilting. The cover for the maze is removable, which is useful for younger players. Once through the maze the ball is placed on a rocket-shaped platform which is moved, using the same dial as the crane, to put the ball into a catapult.
The August 1697 edition of the French literary magazine Mercure galant contains a description of the board, rules and sample problems. This is the first known reference to the game in print. The standard game fills the entire board with pegs except for the central hole.
In Australia a hacky-sack with the right logo and "look and feel" would definately be referred to as a stress ball. After all "only uni bums use hacky sacks but everyone likes stress balls" :) Garrie 03:10, 19 April 2006 (UTC) Ah. This might be the problem. In the USA, a hacky-sack could be used as a stress ball, but I personally consider them ...
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An average user should be able to start with a 45 mm (1.8 in) ball and move up to 60 mm (2.4 in) as their muscles get accustomed to the exercise. Larger Baoding balls between 70 mm and 100 mm (2.8 in to 3.9 in) can be used. Keeping larger balls separate while rotating them is an advanced skill.
Two teams of 12 players contest the right to bat or field. The batting team tries to score by hitting the ball, which is thrown up by themselves, and running between the batting crease and two touch posts to score runs (unlike cricket, one must make a full trip back-and-forth to score a point, rather than simply going from one of the places to the other).