CLASSIC JACKS GAME OLD BUT GOLD Modern Jacks evolved from a game that originally used pebbles or sheep knucklebones. Later, a wooden ball was substituted for one of the rocks or bones and the game became known as Fivestones. Eventually, a rubber ball was used in place of the wooden one. The knucklebones were replaced by small metal jacks, whose shape is said to resemble the original sheep knucklebones that were used. There are many ways to play this game, the best is to place the Jacks stars on the ground and whilst bouncing the ball endeavour to pick up one star, then two stars, then three, and so on. There are many ways to play this game, the best one - is to place the Jacks stars on the ground and, whilst bouncing the ball, endeavour to pick up one star, then two stars, then endeavour three, and so on.
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