Enjoy a time-honored strategy game. A compact game great for travel, similar to Jenga.
Setup: A player holds all 41 sticks vertically in a bundle and releases them, letting them fall into a random jumbled pile on a flat surface.
Gameplay: Players take turns trying to remove one stick at a time. The goal is to lift a stick without touching or moving any of the surrounding sticks.
Successful Move: If a player successfully removes a stick without moving others, they may attempt to pick up another stick.
Failed Move: If another stick moves, the turn ends immediately. The stick that was being moved is not counted.
Special Stick: If the "Mikado" stick (usually blue/white or spiraled) is successfully removed, it can be used as a tool to help pick up other sticks.
Winning: The game typically lasts for 5 rounds. The player with the highest total score at the end wins.
- Mikado (Blue/Spiraled): 20 points
- Samurai (Red/Blue/Red/Blue/Red): 10 points
- Mandarin (Blue/Red/Blue): 5 points
- Bonzen (Red/Blue): 3 points
- Kuli (Red/Yellow/Blue): 2 points