Traditional:
Playing area: Grass or concrete.
Players: Usually you play as individuals in a group of 4 or 5 children.
Equipment: 5 Jacks or 5 Knuckle Bones.
Skills: Co-ordination, co-operation
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This game is very popular in countries all around the
world. Some children use plastic Jacks or small metal
Jacks or they use the knuckle bones from a leg of lamb
and call the game knuckles.
- You sit in a circle. Decide who will go first and
then in what order you will have your turns.
- The first player puts the 5 Jacks in one hand and
then DUMPS them in a little pile in front of them.
- Move one Jack away without disturbing the other
Jacks in the pile.
- Now throw this Jack into the air and pick up the other
4 Jacks in one go and catch the one that went up in the
air as well.
- If you miss the next player gets a turn. The game of
Dumps continues until one player is the winner.
Modern
Same as above except instead of picking a jack up and
throwing it in the air, you have a rubber ball which you
bounce then attempt to sweep up all the jacks before
catching the ball. Can only be played on hard surfaces.