THE GAME OF STICKS, HOW TO PLAY AND TIPS & TRICKS ON HOW TO WIN!!!

BY ANNETTE LAMB

THE RULES

Put 3 rocks or 3 sticks in a row
put 5 rocks or 5 sticks in another row
put 7 rocks or 7 sticks in a third row

like this:

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When it is YOUR turn, you can take as many sticks as you want from ONE row
You cannot take ZERO
You can take ALL the sticks in any one row
You cannot take sticks from more than one row when it is your move

Whoever gets STUCK with the last STICK loses!

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SOME TRICKS AND TIPS

IF YOU HAVE 3 ROWS, LEAVE YOUR OPPONENT WITH 2 ROWS OF THE SAME SO YOU CAN TAKE AWAY THE THIRD ROW

Winning Combos:

3-3
1-1-1
1-2-3
2-5-7
3-5-6


IF YOU FIRST TAKE 1 STICK FROM THE BOTTOM ROW (AND PLAY THE GAME CORRECTLY!) YOU'LL WIN!
NOTE: THE GAME OF STICKS HAS A LOT TO DO WITH BINARY NUMBERS

HAVE FUN PLAYING THE GAME OF STICKS!