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Jackstones

 A nice and very exciting game that people used to play in Greece is "jackstones". The rules are
 simple.
 First you must find 5 small stones, preferably roundly shaped. You throw them on the ground.
 Then you pick up one of them. You throw it in the air and quickly grab one of the other stones.
 You must also catch with the same hand the stone that is falling. In the same way you pick up
 all four stones from the ground, one by one.
 Then the game becomes more difficult as you have to pick the stones two by two. Then you
 pick three stones at a time and finally you pick all four stones at a time.
 It can be played with one or as many players as you want. If one player fails to pick up the
 stones according to the rules, he loses his turn and the next player continues.
 It is a game for everyone to play and have a nice time. 

 English Teacher: P. Vlontaki
 student: Anthony Kanellakis, 6th grade
 Psyhico College Elementary School, Athens, Greece


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