How to Play Jacks
Traditional Jacks Game –
Object of the Game
The first player to complete
fivesies wins!
Traditional
Jacks Game – Set Up
Set out the jacks on the
table.
Each player chooses a ball.
The player whose birthday is
coming up next goes first.
Traditional
Jacks Game
– How to Play
The first player starts the game
with onesies: Toss the ball in the air, pick up one jack with
the same hand, and catch the ball again with the same hand after
the ball bounces once. Continue until you pick up all the jacks
or miss one.
The next player tries for
onesies, continuing until all the jacks are picked up or a miss
occurs.
It’s the first player’s turn
again. If the first player completed onesies on the previous
turn, it’s time to move on to twosies (picking up two jacks at a
time). If the fi rst player did not complete onesies, they must
repeat it.
Continue playing onesies,
twosies, threesies, and so on. Do a clean sweep to finish each
round by bouncing the ball and picking up any jacks that are
left over.
The first player to complete
fivesies wins!
Try these
variations to add a new spin to the traditional jacks game:
Play using your opposite hand.
Play without letting the ball
bounce.
Spin a jack like a top on the
lid of the can.
Play by yourself, and see if
you can go higher than fivesies.
Drop a ball from each hand and
catch both. Now try with two in each hand!
Between tossing the ball and
picking up the jacks, clap your hands!
How high can you bounce the
balls? Do any of the balls bounce higher than the others?
|
