Remember Family Games Stickado With Pick up Sticks Also Known As Mikado

Remember Family Games Stickado With Pick up Sticks Also Known As Mikado

A design object or a game? Well its both but mainly a game we guess! The 40 centimetre long, coloured wooden sticks can be decorated into an unusual design object with the help of the wooden ring. Whether set up in this form to create a colourful display bouquet or used as a classic game of skill officially known as Mikado - design and game lovers alike will be sure to get their moneys worth here.

To play the sticks are bundled into one hand that must be touching the table or ground. They are then released to create a circular jumble. Now the players take turns to pick up by hand as many sticks as they can without moving or touching others. If you pick up a special stick (Mikado/Mandarin) then you can use that as your helper to pick up others. If you move or touch another stick then your turn is over. The next player bundles and drops the sticks again. After several rounds, normally five, the one with the highest score is the winner. Each colour Stick has different points.

From 1-8 players can play and the set comprises 50 coloured wooden birch sticks in 6 in different colours together with a wooden beech ring. Dimensions of each stick: L 40 cm with a diameter of 0.08 cm. Not suitable for children under 3 years.