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Stick Game (Lehal)

Game NightFamily Reunion
S
PLAYERS
6+, two teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Split into two teams that sit facing each other with a shared bundle of counting sticks placed between them.

2

The hiding team closes one bone in each fist per player, one marked and one plain, while the team sings and drums to throw off the guessers.

3

A guesser from the other team studies the hiders' hands and motions to signal which fist on each hider holds the plain bone.

4

A correct guess wins the guessing team a counting stick; a wrong guess costs them one and lets the hiding side keep control.

5

Swap hiding and guessing roles as the sticks pass back and forth between the teams.

6

The team that collects every counting stick from the shared bundle wins the match.