Introduction to the Game of Jacks

SPORT NAME: Games of Jacks
HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS: Knucklebones

What is the Game of Jacks?
Jacks is a game during which five or more "counters" (small objects) are thrown in the air with one hand with the object of trying to catch them in either the palm of your hand or on the back of your hand. The game was originally known as Knucklebones because the small objects thrown in the air were sheep toe knuckle bones in ancient times.

Articles

TITLE: How to Play the Game of Jacks
SOURCE: City of Pittsburgh Parks and Recreation
LINK: https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/redtail/images/10160_How_to_play_jacks_-_Retro_Thursday.pdf

TITLE: Jacks Rules, Strategy and History
SOURCE: Britannia Encyclopedic Web Site
LINK: https://www.britannica.com/topic/jacks

TITLE: Knucklebones Wikipedia Article
SOURCE: Wikipedia Encyclopedic Web Site
LINK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones

TITLE: Ancient Greek and Roman Games: Knucklebones
SOURCE: Historical Games by Tracy Christenson
LINK: https://historicalgames.neocities.org/GreekRome/knucklebones

TITLE: Knucklebones ACL Article
SOURCE: American Classical League
LINK: https://www.aclclassics.org/Product/l0012

Videos

VIDEO TITLE: How To Play Jacks
UPLOADED TO: Gather Together Games YouTube Channel
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwq9SixttsM