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has in his hands two small objects as a shell or a bullet one has a mark. the other is a dummy there he holds one in each hand or both in one hand and continually swinging his hands to and fro from the elbow. passing one hand or fist rapidly before the other he quietly passes. one of the objects from one hand to the other. or he may drop one or both the objects under the blanket. all the while he is swinging these objects he utters a series of short guttarul grunts. The opposite player then has to guess where the marked object is. | has in his hands two small objects as a shell or a bullet one has a mark. the other is a dummy there he holds one in each hand or both in one hand and continually swinging his hands to and fro from the elbow. passing one hand or fist rapidly before the other he quietly passes. one of the objects from one hand to the other. or he may drop one or both the objects under the blanket. all the while he is swinging these objects he utters a series of short guttarul grunts. The opposite player then has to guess where the marked object is. if in the right or left hand.of he other or on the blanket. He expresses his guess by indicating with his finger and thumb. If he places the palms of his left hand under the elbow of his right arm palms up. and the first finger extended, then the bullet is supposed to be in the left hand If he puts the right hand under the left. elbow with the finger extended then the object is in the right hand. If he points his first finger down to the blanket then the bullets are in the blanket if he put the left hand, palm up. and thumb and first finger extended. then the objects are in both hands. Should he guess many he pays a stick or chip to the other player. If he guess aright he takes the objects and the other guesses. which ever first number a certain count takes the stake. | ||
"Bug-gay-say" is an Ojibway game in which six objects are shaken in a bowl or other receptacle and shaken out if the marked ones are up it counts so much. | |||
"Shap-mak-ge-may-bin-e-gine arp." "The four Stick Game" is an Ojibway in which four sticks of hard wood of an eliptical shape are section and about six inches long these are marked on one side and are plain on the other. they are held in the palm of the hands and rubbed back and forth in rapid succession and thrown down and the number of marked sides that are turned up counts so man. Few of these aboriginal games are now played. they have almost all been superceded by the cards of the white man. The Meccesin game is still played a good deal among the northern tribes. | |||
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193 has in his hands two small objects as a shell or a bullet one has a mark. the other is a dummy there he holds one in each hand or both in one hand and continually swinging his hands to and fro from the elbow. passing one hand or fist rapidly before the other he quietly passes. one of the objects from one hand to the other. or he may drop one or both the objects under the blanket. all the while he is swinging these objects he utters a series of short guttarul grunts. The opposite player then has to guess where the marked object is. if in the right or left hand.of he other or on the blanket. He expresses his guess by indicating with his finger and thumb. If he places the palms of his left hand under the elbow of his right arm palms up. and the first finger extended, then the bullet is supposed to be in the left hand If he puts the right hand under the left. elbow with the finger extended then the object is in the right hand. If he points his first finger down to the blanket then the bullets are in the blanket if he put the left hand, palm up. and thumb and first finger extended. then the objects are in both hands. Should he guess many he pays a stick or chip to the other player. If he guess aright he takes the objects and the other guesses. which ever first number a certain count takes the stake. "Bug-gay-say" is an Ojibway game in which six objects are shaken in a bowl or other receptacle and shaken out if the marked ones are up it counts so much. "Shap-mak-ge-may-bin-e-gine arp." "The four Stick Game" is an Ojibway in which four sticks of hard wood of an eliptical shape are section and about six inches long these are marked on one side and are plain on the other. they are held in the palm of the hands and rubbed back and forth in rapid succession and thrown down and the number of marked sides that are turned up counts so man. Few of these aboriginal games are now played. they have almost all been superceded by the cards of the white man. The Meccesin game is still played a good deal among the northern tribes.