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Jacks: Follow the bouncing ball by babs@streetplay.com
The Rules Bearing in mind that there are many variations on this theme, here are the basic rules of jacks as I played it growing up in Queens, New York. The game is played outdoors on a smooth surface such as asphalt or concrete, or indoors on an uncarpeted floor. There are usually anywhere from two to six individual players. Equipment includes 15 jacks and one small ball. Two players sit face to face; more than two sit in a circle. Deciding who goes first is optional, everything from eenie-meenie-meinie-moe to throwing the jacks up in the air and trying to catch as many as possible with both hands together, thumb to thumb, palms down. Whoever catches the most jacks goes first. (This was usually the way we chose up because it was so much fun; in fact, it oftentimes became a pre-game game.)
Another fun thing to do with jacks: Spin them like little tops or dreidels.
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