Category Archives: Jacks
I was a jacks “champion”…
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I was a jacks “champion” in sleepover camp many years ago and now my 7 1/2 year old daughter is learning to play. It’s amazing how good I am now that I have a grown-up sized hand!!! I had forgotten that the fancies were called fancies. I only was able to remember squeeze a lemon. Can someone post exactly how to do Jack be Nimble? And, exact steps for any other fancies? Thanks so much!!!!
Wow! I thought I was the…
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Wow! I thought I was the only one on a quest to revive jacks. I’ve been looking for them for weeks at the “usual” toy stores — only to find plastic jacks. I can’t believe that finding metal jacks is so difficult! I forgot entirely about “fancies” until I read this discussion. I now remember playing “lick the lollipop” and recall putting the jacks in a circle — but I don’t remember the rest of the rules. Anyone remember them?
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Layout of this fancy is…
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Layout of this fancy is you have 5 sets of 2 with 2 jacks in the center Sweep the parlor sweep it clean Sweep it so no dust can be seen Move in a chair Sweep it there Move in a table if you’re able Move in a couch Don’t say ouch Move in a lamp Don’t get a cramp Sweep all around Pick it all up and Put it all down (has to stay in a clump)
I’m new to this site. My…
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I’m new to this site. My 6th grade class will learn “jacks” among other historical cames for a history day of games through the ages. Can anyone write down the whole fancy? I remember “Sweep the parlor sweep it clean, so no dust can be seen. Pick up a jack, move it back… but what is the rest of this fancy? This site has awakened some very lost rhymes and rules. Anyone out there can help … my e-mail is attached. petruska [at] ev1 [dot] net I learned to play at Wawokiye
I found some Chinese jacks…
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I found some Chinese jacks from the Imperial Toy Company in a grocery store seasonal toy aisle. They aren’t as nice as the ones I still have from the 80’s (some of them are sticks instead of circles). The colors are kind of cool though – each one is a color swirled with a white stripe.
i just bought a package…
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i just bought a package of jacks at a old country store in east aurora,new york…called vidlar’s..only 69 cents..and the back of the package has a no. of instructions on different games…the store is on the internet….vidlar’s.com…so anyone who wants to order them can get them there…hadn’t played in 35 years..opps…40 yrs….was fun trying it once again…can’t wait to show my grandkids tis week-end…happy memories of days gone by..
After getting together after…
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After getting together after 25 yrs., the 3 of us girls grew up in Canarsie, Brooklyn. We searched for jacks, and began playing one day. Trying desperately to remember the different rules, esp. “Fancies.” We even put our hair in pigtails to try to recapture the “olden days.” We remembered:5 fancies. Squeeze the lemon, the bride and groom, around the world, jack be nimble, and lick the lollie. When we were kids we would play mostly on hard surfaced floors where ever and whenever we could. WE WERE OBSESSED! Does anyone know of books or sites to find more fancies? We are planning on playing more often now.