Wooden Mikado

Wooden Mikado – made in Thailand from Rainwood a hardwood from Northern Thailand

This is a high quality set which can be seen from the pictures and would make an excellent hard-wearing gift or for the family collections.

Wooden pieces and wooden box.

Box has a sliding top with hole for easy access.

Dimensions:

20 x 5 x 3cm

Stick Length is 17cm (40 sticks). Comes with instructions for the classic game.

The unpacked weight of this item is 152g approx.

Background

Mikado, Pick-up-sticks, also called jackstraws, or spillikins, game of skill, played by both children and adults, with thin wooden sticks or with straws or matches. In the early 18th century sticks were made of ivory or bone; later they were made of wood or plastic.

To begin the game, 20 to 50 sticks are bunched in one hand and set vertically on a table or other smooth, flat surface then released suddenly so that they fall in a jumble. Each player in turn attempts to remove a single stick without disturbing any other. If he succeeds he may try again, but if another stick moves the player loses his turn.

The player with the most sticks when the pile is totally reduced wins. Sometimes the game is played with a retriever hook, either made as part of the set or improvised with a bent paper clip or a bent straight pin stuck in a match. Some sets have sticks shaped like saws, hoes, rakes, ladders, and other implements, thus making the game more difficult. The game is supposedly of great antiquity, perhaps having originated in China.

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