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Masaqeel

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PLAYERS
3-6
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players sit in a circle, and one player is chosen to begin.

2

The starting player holds all the marbles in one hand and tosses them straight up into the air.

3

As the marbles fall, the player tries to catch as many as possible using only the back or palm of that same hand.

4

Any marbles the player fails to catch are left in the circle for later turns.

5

The player's turn continues as long as they keep successfully re-throwing and catching the marbles still in hand, ending the moment one is dropped.

6

The player holding the most marbles once the agreed number of rounds is finished wins the game.