World of Play
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PLAYERS
2-6
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players draw a small circle on the ground and place the handful of small stones inside it.

2

On a turn, a player tosses the larger ingqanda stone straight up into the air with one hand.

3

While the ingqanda is airborne, the player quickly scoops one or more small stones out of the circle with that same hand.

4

The player must then catch the falling ingqanda before it hits the ground, all while still holding onto any stones already scooped.

5

If the player fumbles the catch or fails to grab a stone, their turn ends and passes to the next player.

6

Players progress to scooping more stones per toss in later rounds, and whoever clears all the stones in the fewest turns wins.