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German translation: Fangsteine

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English term or phrase:	jacks
German translation:	Fangsteine
Entered by:	Linda Flebus

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10:29 Nov 27, 2005

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English term or phrase: jacks

Does anyone know what this game is called in German? I can't think of it for the life of me. Kids, especially girls, used to play it at recess at school with a little rubber ball and 10 little metal jacks that you had to pick up between bounces.

Melanie Nassar KudoZ activity Questions: 111 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1825 Palestine
Local time: 03:10

Fangsteine

Explanation:
I know of a game in Holland and Belgium which seems similar and which is called "bikkelen"
The name for the "bikkels" is according to the Dutch website :
German: Fangsteine; Perducksteine
English: five-stones; play at dibs
French: jouer aux osselets

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Linda Flebus
Belgium
Local time: 03:10

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Thanks,although this is not quite the same as jacks, it's possible that it comes even closer to the actual game which was being played by very poor kids in Abu Dhabi, as I doubt that what we knew as jacks were available there then.
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Fangsteine

Linda Flebus

Just for reference

Sueg

Discussion entries: 4

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Just for reference

Explanation:
What are nowadays known as "jacks" I used to play as "knucklebones".
Try googling knucklebones and see what you get. I hope this helps, but unfortunately I don't have the time to sift through the myriad google answers to find the right one for you.

Sueg
Austria
Local time: 03:10
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Fangsteine

Linda Flebus
Belgium
Local time: 03:10
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Flemish,

Dutch
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