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I used to play Potsy in about…
I used to play Potsy in about the 3rd grade – a long time ago – on the playground. We would dig one hole in the center and 4 holes on the corners, probably 2 feet apart. I don’t remember the rules and would really like to know so I can teach my grandchildren. I was really good and used to win the boy’s marbles all the time! Thanks to anyone that can help me. Judy
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I played as at summer camp,…
I played as at summer camp, in the late 90s, so jacks has NOT yet gone out of style. We played with 10 jacks. we did onesies up to 10, and we played with strict rules, no moving any other jacks, no horse before carriage (such as, picking up the 2 before the 8 on eightsies, etc.), and even no moving your butt off the ground. After tensies was a level called lollipop, and then we had to descend down from 10. After that we did 3 tricksies (such as cherries in a basket, cracking the egg, no bouncies, double bounce, squeezing the lemon, etc.), and then 3 flipsies in a row without dropping anything. The person who finished first was the winner. One girl in my bunk was amazing, I remember she once did it all in one turn. My whole bunk was obsessed with jacks. We would play it everywhere and anywhere we could. When I worked as a counselor, I would teach it to my campers and they loved it too. It is definitely a timeless game.
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I grew up in Long Island…
I grew up in Long Island City, Queens in the Ravenswood Projects 1960’s. We played “skezie” religiously every day in the summer and after school. I have vivid memories of playing the game with my friends. I had patches on patches on my dungarees. We used beer or soda caps mostly and we didn’t have twist off’s back then. I remember melting crayola crayons into the bottle cap as we tried to come up with what we thought were cool designs. A few of the kids would use heinz ketchup bottle caps or baby food jar lids – we called those kids fagots. The kids across the street called the game skully. I have taught my 11 year old twins to play the game – but they just don’t appreciate it.
I grew up on Gerard Ave….
I grew up on Gerard Ave. in the Bronx in the late 50’s and early 60’s, one block from the Stadium. We used to play stickball from sewer to sewer by bouncing and hitting or by pitching to the box on the door to the garage for the Bronx County Courthouse. Best game was sewer ball using the manhole covers at the corner of 157th St and Gerard Ave. Home, first, second and third. 4 infielders and sometimes one outfielder. Put the wire trash can lying down across the sewer behind 2nd base. Still lost many balls down that sewer. A really great time! Jeff