Rif Mountain Almond Crack Contest
PotluckFamily Reunion
R
PLAYERS
2-10
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- Whole almonds in shells for each player
- A small hand-sized stone or nutcracker per player
- Small bowls to collect shelled almonds
HOW TO PLAY
1
Give each player an identical pile of unshelled almonds, a cracking stone, and an empty bowl.
2
On the signal, players crack open their almonds one at a time and place the whole, unbroken kernels into their bowl.
3
Any kernel that is smashed or broken while cracking does not count toward the final tally.
4
Play continues for a set time limit, after which everyone stops cracking at once.
5
Count each player's bowl of whole, uncracked kernels, and the highest count wins.