SLIDING GAME (MARBLES)
The anthropologist, David Mandelbaum, recorded this game,
which was enjoyed by the Cree women during the winter season.
EQUIPMENT
- An equal number of marbles for each player. Long ago,
the rounded tips of buffalo horns were used as marbles
HOW TO PLAY
- Clear an area of snow about five feet long to make a
smooth slope.
- Ice the snow and make 12 small holes at the lower end.
- Give the holes different scoring values.
- The players take turns sliding the marbles from the higher
end of the slope, and score according to the value of the hole into which
the marbles fall.
