Zhua Zi (Chinese Grab-the-Stones Game)
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PLAYERS
2-4
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- Five small cloth bags or pebbles
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.