Double Dutch, where jump ropes are whirled opposite each other, is thought to have evolved from the way ancient rope makers made their product. Workers tied the ropes to their waists and a large wheel, wrapping strands as they walked backwards.
Supply runners would have to jump these ropes when slack to make their deliveries. Croquet originated in 11th century France, where it was called jeu de mail.
Shuffleboard has been around for at least years. Henry VIII is said to have forbid his archers to play the game because it diverted their attention from their archery practice. It was originally played with shovels, and coins were used instead of pucks. Foursquare likely had ancient origins, but the version children play today came to popularity after the s. Jacks Jacks are at least as old as ancient Greece, except at that time the jacks and ball were tiny sheep bones or rocks. Red Rover One theory is that the game, with its distinctive chant, was named after an steamboat that took passengers back and forth across the Hatchie River.
Kickball Kickball was invented in Cincinnati in Hopscotch Some sources state that hopscotch began in Roman-ruled England. Marbles Marbles are ancient and have been found in Pharaohs' tombs and in Aztec ruins.
Part 1. Gather your jacks and a ball. All you need is a small bouncy ball and a set of jacks, which are six-pronged metal pieces. The number of jacks you need depends on which variation of the game you're playing, though most sets will have ten jacks. Jacks sets, which include a ball, a set of jacks, and a pouch to hold them in, can be found at most toy stores. The ancient form of jacks was called knucklebones, because instead of today's modern metal jacks, the knucklebones of sheep or goats were used.
Play on a hard surface. Jacks requires a hard, flat, smooth surface for the ball to bounce on. If you're playing outdoors, a wooden porch or a paved surface like a sidewalk or a blacktop is ideal.
If you're playing indoors, a hardwood or a linoleum floor works best. It's possible to play on a table, but standing is better than sitting in a chair, because it gives you more mobility.
Gather your players if desired. Jacks is usually played one on one, but you can have more players for a more fun game. There is no hard rule concerning the maximum amount of players, but keep in mind the game will last longer the more players there are.
You can play in teams of two for games with six or more players. Decide who goes first. The most traditional way is called flipping. Place the jacks in your two cupped hands, throw them into the air, and then catch as many as you can on the backs of your two hands, linked together with your thumbs.
Toss them back in the air, and then catch as many as you can again, this time with your palms cupped again. The player who catches the most jacks goes first. Part 2. Scatter the jacks onto the playing surface. Whoever goes first throws the jacks directly in front of them.
Try to scatter them evenly, not too close together and not too far apart. If two jacks are touching, you can pick them up and throw them again to scatter them. Toss the ball into the air. Throw the ball straight up, giving it enough height to give you time to pick up your jacks but not so high that it veers off beyond your reach.
Pick up a single jack. Scoop the jack into your hand before the ball has a chance to bounce. Let the ball bounce once and catch it. The ball can only bounce one time - if you let it bounce more than once, your turn is over. Use the same hand you used to pick up the jack to catch the ball. The jack must stay in your hand while you grab the ball. Once you've caught the ball, transfer the jack to your opposite hand.
Throw the ball again and pick up a single jack. Use the same hand you threw the ball with to scoop up another jack. This first round is called "onesies. Move on to the next player after a foul. Your turn ends and goes to the next player counterclockwise to you once you foul.
When your turn ends, return any jacks you picked up, scattering them. Pass the ball to the next player. There are a number of different ways to foul. Missing the ball, or letting it bounce more than once. Failing to pick up the correct number of jacks. Picking up the wrong number of jacks. Dropping a jack that you've picked up. Accidentally moving a jack from its placement on the ground this is called "tipping". Continue on to the next rounds.
After picking up all jacks one by one, scatter them again. Follow the same sequence, throwing the ball, picking up jacks and catching the ball. Only this time pick up two jacks each time.
This is called the "twosies" round. After all jacks have been picked up in twos, pick up three each round, then four, then five, and on to ten. Pick up where you left off.
When your turn is reached again, start from where you were before your foul. Play until you have a winner. The winner is usually the first person to complete the "tensies" round.
For more skilled players, the winner can be the first person to complete "tensies" and then work their way back down to "onesies. Part 3. Play no bouncies. The game is played with a small bouncy ball and usually ten jacks, although some prefer to play with fifteen jacks, which is much harder for small hands to handle. Playing with only five jacks makes the game faster and easier for young children. The game can be played alone or with several children in the group. This increases the amount of physical exertion required to play, however, standing may reduce the length of playing time as players get tired more quickly.
To determine which player begins the game, there is a process called flipping that is generally used. The most common version of flipping has the players take turns tossing all the jacks in the air from the palms of both hands, then flipping the hands over so that the jacks can be caught by the backs of the hands.
Then the jacks are tossed into the air again with the hands flipped again to catch the jacks in the palms of the hands. Whoever catches the most jacks is the first player. The basic game involves the first player gathering all the jacks in one hand and gently tossing and scattering them on the surface inside the space encircled by the other players.
Then the ball is tossed in the air with the object of the game to pick up the designated number of jacks with the same hand and catching the ball on the first bounce in that same hand.
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