Jacks

おととしのクリスマス時期に六本木で偶然出会ったJacks.

日本でいえばメンコのような存在でしょうか？

教室の Busy Town のボードゲームにも Jacks で遊んでいるシーンあります♪

 

ピクサー映画「モンスターズ・インク」（原題：Monsters Inc.）は、

子ども部屋にこの Jacks が散らかっているシーンからスタートしますね♪♪

 

中に入っていた "How to play" です。

Step1: Sit on the ground or floor unless you're playing on a table, in which case standing is usually better than sitting on a chair.

Step2: Toss the 10 jacks gently out onto the playing surface.

Step3: Toss the ball into the air with your throwing hand.

Step4: Catch the ball in your throwing hand before the ball hits the ground.

Step5: Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 until you've picked up all 10 jacks.

Step6: Toss the 10 jacks out onto the playing surface again.

Step7: Toss the ball into the air, and now pick up 2 jacks each time and catch the ball before it hits the ground.

Step8: Continue tossing the ball, picking up jacks and catching the ball -  increasing the number of jacks you pick up when the balls is in the air until you pick up all 10 at one time.

Step9: It's the other player's turn when you don't pick up the correct number of jacks or you miss the ball.

Step10: Begin where you left off when it's your turn again. If you were picking up 3 jacks at a time, toss the 10 jacks onto the playing surface and pick up 3 each time.

Step11: Declare a winner whenever you want to or when you  or your friend succeeds at 'onesies' through 'tensies' each time.

 

 

Step11 の "Declare a winner"（勝利宣言？！）なんか新鮮。

 

そして、'onesies' と 'tensies'、

 

tensies、yourdictionary.com によると、

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where 10 actions must be performed.

と表現されています☆