Knucklebones
Knucklebones, Fivestones, or Jacks, is a game of ancient origin, usually played with five small objects, or ten in the case of jacks. Originally the "knucklebones" (actually the astragalus, a bone in the ankle, or hock) were those of a sheep, which were thrown up and caught in various manners. Modern knucklebones consist of six points, or knobs, proceeding from a common base, and are usually made of metal or plastic. The winner is the first player to successfully complete a prescribed series of throws, which, though similar, differ widely in detail. The simplest throw consists in tossing up one stone, the jack, and picking up one or more from the table while it is in the air. This continues until all five stones have been picked up. Another throw consists in tossing up first one stone, then two, then three and so on, and catching them on the back of the hand. Different throws have received distinctive names, such as "riding the elephant," "peas in the pod," and "horses in the stable."
Knucklebones (film)
Knucklebones (in Persian: سهقاپ) is a 1971 Iranian film directed by Zakaria Hashemi. It stars Naser Malek Motiee, Bahman Mofid, Shahrzad, and Morvarid.
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Knucklebones (magazine)
Knucklebones was a bi-monthly United States-based magazine, focused on providing news and reviews of board games and card games. The magazine included some puzzles and contests, typically with a game-oriented theme, and also included puzzles such as Sudoku and crosswords. Its headquarters was in Iola, Wisconsin.
Knucklebones won praise on the board game forum BoardGameGeek after they agreed to honour the subscriptions of former Games Quarterly Magazine subscribers.
Knucklebones was published by Jones Publishing.
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by David Lee Roth
Knucklebones
by: David Lee RothWhen the fire burns
'Neath a zombie moon
You feel the winds of change
Oh, the drums will tell the tune
And you know it's true
Can ya feel the heat
Of the setting sun
Burning up the streets
This beat has got mixed blood
And I know it too
But now her mama's got the eyes
Like she's workin' on a heart attack
A fella never can tell
And I'm about to go bananas
With the "When ya comin' back?"
So we're hittin' the road
And we're pumpin' thunder
Mama, look out for down below
Get the show on the road
It's the feeling we're under
You can feel it right down
To your knuckle bones
'One of these dark nights' as the saying goes
There's some dirty work
To be done down by the crossroads
And I know it's true
Ain't no use waitin' for your invitation
King Kong never had it so clean
We'll do the fat cat shake
We'll have our cake and eat it too
You could never
No, no, no, never
Beat this squeeze
Because we're hittin' the road
And we're pumpin' thunder
Mama, look out for down below
Get the show on the road
It's of really no wonder
You can feel it right down
To your knuckle bones
Must be the heat
Uh oh, stop dreamin'
And start drivin', Stevie
So we're hittin' the road
And we're pumpin' thunder
Mama, look out for down below
Get the show on the road
It's of really no wonder
You can feel it right down
To your knuckle bones
Get the show on the road
Get the show on the road
Get the show on the road
And you can feel it right down