Here’ s a quickie post. Back when I used to live in Japan, there used to be a quiz show where a bunch of famous people had to answer a series of questions used to measure IQ. Some of those questions involved making, creating, and spelling using matches. And this game definitely reminds me of that. This game is a 2-in1:

Rules Game 1:
Starting with 21 matches, two players take turns removing 1, 2 or 3 matches. The last player to remove a match loses. The game ends when a player has won 3 rounds and wins the game.

Rules Game 2:
Starting with four rows of matches, with 1, 3, 5 and 7 matches in each row. Two players take turns removing 1 or more matches from the same row. The last player to remove a match loses. The game ends when a player has won 3 rounds and wins the game.

I know, it may not seem that exciting, but trust me, once you start playing, you don’t know why, but you just can’t stop. Give it a try.