The Dreidel Game A dreidel has four sides and looks like a top. Each side has a letter. Each letter stands for one word of the sentence A great miracle happened here. The dreidel game is one of the most popular Hanukah games. Each puts one penny in the pot.
Players take turn spinning the dreidel.
If it lands on the letter nun , nothing happens. If it lands on gimmel , the player wins the pot. If it lands on heh , the player takes half the pot. Finally, if the dreidel lands on shin , the player adds two pennies to the pot. When no pennies are left in the pot, each player adds one.