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Rating:	4.5 Moderate
Popularity:	2
Difficulty:	Very easy
Year:	1850
Players:	2-6 players
Playing time:	10-30 minutes
Age:	4+

Created by: (Uncredited), Pieter Woudt

Published by: (Public Domain), (Unknown), Adamigo

Alternate Names: 456 Pick Up Sticks, Bierki, Destreza, Fiddle Sticks, The Game of Spellicans

Description:

Long, thin sticks are scattered on the table in a heap. The black one is used as a tool to pick up the others. The player picks up sticks one at a time, until he causes any other stick to move besides the one he is attempting to pick up. Score points based on the color retrieved.

The game is believed to have developed from the yarrow stalks used for divination with the Chinese I Ching.

Published in Germany about 1850. This concept has been re-published in Germany, 2003, by HABA as Mikado, a game Ages 5 and up

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Retail Price:	$7
Amazon:	$6
Ebay:	$4

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Pick Up Sticks Game Rules

This game is also known as "Mikado".

Components

33 wooden pick up sticks
a cotton drawstring storage bag
instructions

Setup

Grasp the sticks loosely in one hand so that they flare towards the top, or lean from the center evenly as in the illustration. A successful throw depends upon the proper grasping of the sticks.

Open the hand quickly and pull it away quickly so that the sticks will not hit it in falling. If the sticks have been held and allowed to fall properly, they will land on the table radially, like the spokes of a wheel. â€¦

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