If you have travelled on the interstate, you may have run across a restaurant chain that has that old country store theme. One such franchise is Cracker Barrel1, bringing country goodness to us city folk in need of a rest stop. Outhouses are in, who knew. Anyway, this is a replica of the game they have on the table to help pass the time while you wait for your food. So, put away those portable video games and challenge weary travellers to this.
It is a simple game but many a master's thesis has analyzed the strategy and mathematics behind it. But you do not need to have a doctorate to have fun playing it.
There are 15 holes that are initially filled with 14 objects or pegs. You move the pieces by jumping one over the next piece in line. You can only jump to an open spot. You cannot jump off the board. You remove the piece that is jumped over. The object of the game is to leave the fewest pieces on the board as possible.
JUMP EACH WRITING STICK AND REMOVE IT
LEAVE ONLY ONE - YOU'RE AN Fn GENIUS
LEAVE TWO AND YOUR PURTY SMART, EVEN FOR A YANKEE
LEAVE THREE AND YOU'RE JUST PLAIN STOOPID,
YOU MUST BE A CITY SLICKER
LEAVE FOUR OR MOR'N YOUR'E JUST PLAIN
"EGGHEAD-NO-RA-MOOSE"
This NachoMahma Instructables version is here for you to hack using your hillbilly sensibility. The office supply contest version is shown.
1 Not an endorsement but recommendation, if you ever have the urge for chicken and dumplings. And whatever happened to their "pine-tar" potatoes?
It is a simple game but many a master's thesis has analyzed the strategy and mathematics behind it. But you do not need to have a doctorate to have fun playing it.
There are 15 holes that are initially filled with 14 objects or pegs. You move the pieces by jumping one over the next piece in line. You can only jump to an open spot. You cannot jump off the board. You remove the piece that is jumped over. The object of the game is to leave the fewest pieces on the board as possible.
JUMP EACH WRITING STICK AND REMOVE IT
LEAVE ONLY ONE - YOU'RE AN Fn GENIUS
LEAVE TWO AND YOUR PURTY SMART, EVEN FOR A YANKEE
LEAVE THREE AND YOU'RE JUST PLAIN STOOPID,
YOU MUST BE A CITY SLICKER
LEAVE FOUR OR MOR'N YOUR'E JUST PLAIN
"EGGHEAD-NO-RA-MOOSE"
This NachoMahma Instructables version is here for you to hack using your hillbilly sensibility. The office supply contest version is shown.
1 Not an endorsement but recommendation, if you ever have the urge for chicken and dumplings. And whatever happened to their "pine-tar" potatoes?
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This is a simple woodworking project. Great to have the kids build or put together.
You need some basic tools:
Pencil
Measuring tape or ruler.
Drill with 1/2 inch drill bit
Framer's square, speed square or architect's triangle and T-square
Glue, I prefer carpenter's glue which has a higher tack/stickness
Sandpaper
Saw
Every woodworker I know has a stash of cutoffs, scraps left over from previous projects.
Find a piece of wood 1x6 stock, 20 inches long or two 10 inch long pieces.
You could also cut out from plywood, or laminate or build up from smaller pieces.
Power tools make things easier but you could also work with a brace with auger or spade bit, and whatever hand saw you have available.
Heck, I reckon you can even whittle this from a fallen log or stump.
You need some basic tools:
Pencil
Measuring tape or ruler.
Drill with 1/2 inch drill bit
Framer's square, speed square or architect's triangle and T-square
Glue, I prefer carpenter's glue which has a higher tack/stickness
Sandpaper
Saw
Every woodworker I know has a stash of cutoffs, scraps left over from previous projects.
Find a piece of wood 1x6 stock, 20 inches long or two 10 inch long pieces.
You could also cut out from plywood, or laminate or build up from smaller pieces.
Power tools make things easier but you could also work with a brace with auger or spade bit, and whatever hand saw you have available.
Heck, I reckon you can even whittle this from a fallen log or stump.
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They do make zillions of these as a stocking stuffers for cubicle dwellers and executives.