Five stones the game

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Tang, W. Treasure hunt into our past. Traditional games stamped for posterity. PM played five stones. Grab the 2 stones you think are farther away from the others. Keep 1 in your hand, but throw the other stone into the air. Exchange the stone in your hand for one on the floor. While the stone you threw is still in the air, put down the stone in your hand in the spot of one on the floor. Pick up that stone and hold it in your hand. That way, you can work from right to left or left to right as you pick up each stone.

Catch the tossed stone in the same hand. After you pick up the new stone, open your palm to catch the stone you threw. Toss 1 stone in the air, then exchange the stone in your hand with 1 on the floor. Pick up a different stone than the last one. Catch the stone that you threw in the same hand, just like before. Part 5. Toss the 2 stones in your hand up into the air. However, some people say that this ends your turn, as if you dropped them.

Pick up a stone with the same hand while the stones are in the air. As soon as you release the stones into the air, grab 1 of the stones that are still on the floor.

Make sure you use the same hand you used to throw the stones. Then, immediately get into position to catch the 2 stones you threw. Catch the 2 stones you threw in opposite hands. Throw the 2 stones in the same hand up into the air. Keep the single stone in your non-dominant hand. Scoop up the 4th stone in the same hand. While the 2 stones are still in the air, grab 1 of the remaining stones off of the floor. Use the same hand that you used to throw the stones.

Catch the tossed stones in opposite hands. Like the last time, catch 1 stone in your non-dominant hand and 1 stone in your dominant hand. Repeat 1 more time to gather the 5th stone. Hold onto the 2 stones in your non-dominant hand. Then, toss the 2 stones you have in your dominant hand.

Scoop up the 5th stone in your dominant hand, then catch the 2 stones you threw in opposite hands. Part 6. Toss the 5 stones on the ground and ask your opponent to pick 1. Gather the stones in your hand and throw them one more time. Remember to try to keep them as close together as possible. Let your opponent pick a stone for you to toss in this final round. Throw the stone and scoop up the other 4.

Use your dominant hand to toss the stone up in the air. Before it falls, collect all 4 stones on the floor using the same hand. Catch the falling stone in the same hand. Open your hand and try to catch the stone you tossed before it falls.

Award 1 point for each completed round without dropping any stones. Each player in turn takes all five stones in one hand, tosses them up in the air, and tries to catch them on the back of that hand. Then the player tosses them up from the back of that hand and catches them in the palm of the same hand. The player who catches the most stones starts.

In case of a tie, continue doing this until the starting player is determined. Players take turns playing through four series' of steps. One player continues to play until he or she makes a mistake, and then then next player plays. And so on until someone has finished all the steps or all players have finished. In most steps, you throw the stones onto the floor or table, and then perform a series of tosses until all of the stones are back in your hand.

Then you go on to the next step, which is slightly harder. And so on, until you've completed all the steps. If you forget a step, you go back to the beginning of that step on your next turn. Every action: tossing, picking up, pushing, and so on must be done using a single hand. If you use your other hand in any way, your turn is over and you start again at the beginning of the step on your next turn.

If you touch any stone that you're not supposed to, or do something in the wrong order, or drop any stones onto the table when you're not supposed to, or push one stone into another stone, your turn is over. Tossing : holding all the stones in your hand, you toss the required number of stones up into the air, perform some action, and then catch the stones that you tossed.

Some additional stones may be in your hand before you toss, and these must stay there unless the step indicates otherwise. The Steps There are four series of steps: onesies, twosies, threesies, and foursies. Each series contains the following steps explanations are for the first series, "onesies" : Onesies step "onesies" in the series "onesies": Toss all five stones onto the floor.

Select one and pick it up. Toss it into the air and pick up one of the other stones with the same hand and catch the tossed stone. Repeat until you have picked up all stones. Twosies : Toss all five stones onto the floor. Toss it in the air and pick up two other stones. Threesies : Toss all five stones onto the floor. Once all.

The player who completes. Step 1. Throw all five stones. Whilst throwing a stone, pick one stone on the ground. Do this for all the stones on the ground. Step 2. Whilst throwing a stone, pick two stones at a time. Do this for the other two also. Step 3. Step 4.