<P> Players try to win points by removing jackstraws--in the shapes of various tools--from the pile, one at a time . </P> <Ol> <Li> If you're the first player, hold all the jackstraws about 5 centimetres from the table . Then drop them so that they fall into a pile . </Li> <Li> Using the hook, try to remove jackstraws from the pile, one at a time without moving the others at all . If any jackstraws have fallen free from the pile, you may remove them first . Each time you succeed in removing one, keep it and try to remove another . Once you've started to remove a jackstraw, you can't change your mind and decide to remove another . If, at any time, you wish to use your fingers instead of the hook, you may do so . </Li> <Li> If you move one or more jackstraws while you're trying to remove another, you must end your turn . That's why players should watch each opponent's turn very closely! </Li> <Li> When your turn ends, the next player picks up and drops the remaining jackstraws and plays in the same manner . </Li> </Ol> <Li> If you're the first player, hold all the jackstraws about 5 centimetres from the table . Then drop them so that they fall into a pile . </Li> <Li> Using the hook, try to remove jackstraws from the pile, one at a time without moving the others at all . If any jackstraws have fallen free from the pile, you may remove them first . Each time you succeed in removing one, keep it and try to remove another . Once you've started to remove a jackstraw, you can't change your mind and decide to remove another . If, at any time, you wish to use your fingers instead of the hook, you may do so . </Li>

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