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Zhua Zi (Chinese Grab-the-Stones Game)

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PLAYERS
2-4
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Scatter all but one of the small bags or stones on the ground in front of you.

2

Toss the single remaining bag straight up into the air.

3

While it is airborne, quickly scoop up one or more of the scattered pieces from the ground.

4

Catch the falling bag in the same hand before it lands, without dropping any piece already grabbed.

5

Repeat the toss-and-grab sequence, collecting more pieces each round until none remain on the ground.

6

A player who fails to catch the falling piece or fumbles a grab loses their turn to the next player.