Strung Out

A fun game with string and chopsticks.

By Caroline Kyungae Smith

Official Strung Out Rules

Setting up the game: 1. Spread out 8 glasses on a flat surface.2. Take 6 pieces of string and tape to the glasses,

distributing as you see fit.

Number of players: Minimum 2. No maximum.

How to Play

• Each player must try to throw a chopstick to successfully land and stay on the string.

• Players take turns throwing chopsticks. They have a maximum of two throws.

• If a chopstick lands and stays, the thrower scores one point.

• If two chopsticks thrown by the same player land and stay with neither falling, the thrower scores three points.

• There can never be two players throwing at the same time.

Rules cont.

• If a player reaches 5 points and his or her opponent is down a maximum of three points, the opponent still has the chance to match the winner’s score. If the opponent throws and lands two chopsticks with neither falling, the score is tied.

• In the event of a tie, players enter a sudden death round. Each player throws once and the first one to score a point—and not have it matched by his or her opponent—wins!

Caroline demonstrates how to play the game (and how difficult it is).

Caroline Scores!!!