Giant Mikado pick-up sticks - 24 wooden sticks of 75 cm

Description

This is the outdoor size of the classic stick game. The set counts 24 wooden sticks, 75 cm long and 1.3 cm thick, with coloured rings in blue, green, red and yellow that show how many points each stick is worth.

The game is the same as on the table, only bigger. You hold the bundle upright, let go, and then try to pull one stick out of the pile without anything else moving. If it works, you go again; if another stick shifts, the next player takes over. Whoever collects the most points at the end wins.

The size means you play standing or crouching instead of crawling around a table: the lawn, the terrace, the beach or the hallway all work just as well. Afterwards the sticks slide back into the net bag, which has a loop so the whole bundle travels in one hand.

Good for a garden party, a birthday outdoors or a week at camp, and easy to take along to the campsite or to grandma's terrace.