Pick Up Sticks

1850
(Uncredited)
BGG Geek Rating
4.8
based on 3,055 ratings
BGG Average Rating
4.4
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BGG Ranking
#29494
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Players
2-6
Weight
1.05/5.00
Playtime
30 min
Age
4+

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📂 Categories

Action / Dexterity Children's Game Party Game

🎨 Artists

Pieter Woudt

🏢 Publishers

Adamigo Aquamarine Games (COMPUDID) Bartl Brio AB Cardinal Carlit Chateau CHH Games Creative Crafthouse Dal Negro danspil Dilemma Games Ghisò Gibsons Ginger Fox Ltd. H. P. Gibson & Sons HABA Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Holzinsel House of Marbles Innovakids GmbH John Adams (IDEAL) John Dewar & Sons Ltd Joseph Huber Jumbo Kikkado Design Kikkerland Klee Klutz Press KO Kärnan Lakeside Lifetime Games Lord Zigaretten Majora Marks & Spencer Melissa & Doug Merit Milton Bradley Monkey Pod Games Noris Spiele O Schoenhut & Co. Inc. Palet Miro Palet spil Papita Pelikan Peri Spiele Peter Pan Playthings Piatnik Pier 1 Imports Pin International Planet Finska Playtoy Industries Plaza Mfg. Co. Pressman Toy Corp. Printworks (Public Domain) Rozelle Schmidt Spiele Schylling Spear's Games Spółdzielnia Pracy im. Stanisława Dubois Steven Manuf. Co. Sundry Products Tactic Unikatoy (Unknown) Viacom International Whitman Woodstock Spiele WWF

📖 About This Game

Long, thin sticks are scattered on the table in a heap. The black one is used as a tool to pick up the others. The player picks up sticks one at a time, until he causes any other stick to move besides the one he is attempting to pick up. Score points based on the color retrieved. The game is believed to have developed from the yarrow stalks used for divination with the Chinese I Ching. Published in Germany about 1850. This concept has been re-published in Germany, 2003, by HABA as Mikado, a game Ages 5 and up