Devil Among the Tailors

Set up the nine skittles in a diamond or square formation around the central pole on the table.

Each player takes a turn swinging the ball on its string around the pole toward the skittles.

Points are scored for every skittle knocked down by the swinging ball in a single go.

Standing skittles are reset between turns while any knocked-down skittles are tallied to that player's score.

After an agreed number of rounds, the player with the highest total score wins.