Jacks, also called jackstones, fivestones, or dibs, game of great antiquity and worldwide distribution, now played with stones, bones, seeds, filled cloth bags, or metal or plastic counters (the jacks), with or without a ball.The name derives from “chackstones”—stones to be tossed. The knuckle, wrist, or ankle bones (astragals) of goats, sheep, or other animals also have been used in play. Jacks, game of great antiquity and worldwide distribution, now played with stones, bones, seeds, filled cloth bags, or metal or plastic counters (the jacks), with or without a ball. The name derives from “chackstones”—stones to be tossed. The knuckle, wrist, or ankle bones (astragals) of goats.
The game Jacks is a fun game that has been around for a long time. Strong hand-eye coordination is needed to win this game! Find the video tutorial and written explanation for how to play jacks below.
Jacks Tutorial
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Needed
Ten jacks, one bouncy ball
Objective
The object of the game is to throw the ball in the air, pick up a certain amount of jacks, and then catch the ball after it bounces once. The amount of jacks that get picked up depends on the round you are in.
Game Play
The game begins with the first player tossing the ten jacks onto a playing surface. In the first round, the player will need to pick up one jack with each toss of the ball.
If one jack is successfully picked up, the picked up jack is moved to the player’s opposite hand, and the process is repeated. If the player fails to pick up a jack and catch the ball, that player’s turn is over.
If a player successfully picks up all ten jacks, one at a time, the player moves to round 2.
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In round 2, players will need to pick up two jacks with each toss of the ball. If a player successfully picks up all ten jacks, two at a time, the player moves to round 3.
In round 3, the players will pick up three jacks with each toss of the ball, except for the last toss. For the last toss, there will only be one jack left, and the player will only need to pick up the one remaining jack to finish the third round.
Rounds
Jacks to pick up
Winning
The first player to complete round 10 is the winner.
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Synopsis of Toy
Twosies and threesies were okay, but if you really wanted to be named playground princess, sixies and sevensies were almost always required.
It’s said that Jacks have origins in ancient counting games, but they started to captivate American kids around the turn of the twentieth century. The balls weren’t rubber back then, but the object was still the same: pour the spiky jacks (usually ten, twelve or fourteen of them) out onto the ground, toss the ball in the air, then pick up as many jacks as you can before the ball touches back down on terra firma. If you’re playing with a red rubber ball, you have before that devilish bouncer touches down twice.
Oh, it wasn't as easy as it sounds—especially since all of this is done with one hand. And that, asphalt allies, was just round one. After everyone in your circle of friends had a turn picking up the jacks one at a time, the next step was to pick them up two at a time, then three at a a time, and so on. Depending on how tough the kids in the circle were feeling, if a player skipped a number or touched a jack that she didn’t pick up, her turn was over. And when it was her turn again, she may just have had to start back at the beginning, picking them up one at a time.
The rules varied, and in some games, it was necessary to yell the names of moves out mid-game, making Jacks not just a test of hand-eye coordination test, but of verbal skill as well. “Haystacks,” “Cart Before the Horse,” “Interference” and “Split Jack” were just some of them (and don’t ask us what they mean, ask the girls).
When the game was over, you put your Jacks (or your Jumbo Jacks—extra big for easier handling) in their pouch or their can and called it a day. Hopefully, the imaginary playground princess crown was yours, at least until the next match.
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