 |
|
|
||||||
1
Black -25 points You
can also buy wooden dowels that are 1/4 inch to a 1/2 inch thick and make a
large set for playing in the yard. These sell for $25.00 and up in the stores.
For that same amount you can make several sets and give one as a housewarming
gife. You might want to prime the wood first for the large sets, paint and
then put on a coat of two of polyurethane for protection from moisture. Rules First,
stand the sticks upright holding them all vertically with your hand in a group.
Let go gently and allow them to drop where they may. Each player's goal is to
pick up as many sticks as they can without making the other sticks move. You can
use the black stick as a tool to 'flick' the other sticks off the pile, or use
the black stick for 25 points and use your fingers to grab the sticks from the
pile. Make sure you agree on which method you will use before you begin to
play! Doris taught me to play by using an extra stick as a tool. The
winner will be the one who can total 200 points. The first player to go (roll
dice or use some other method for choosing the first player) picks up one stick
at a time until another stick is moved when he attempts to pick one up. Then it
goes to the next player and so on until someone reaches 200 points. You can use
your own total if you wish. Some versions used 500. When I played with
Doris we never knew that each color was worth a different point value. We
just counted to see who had the most sticks at the end!
|
 |
||||||
DORIS
FREE -- NOVELS
Pick-Up-Sticks!
Directions
|
