The students will have already studied about early California Indians before playing this game. The game will take one hour or less and can be played by two to four players. Starting the Game Stack the red, blue, green, and orange cards on the game board. Players each take a turn throwing 4 specially marked sticks to see who goes first. High score goes first with play continuing to the left.
Players take turns throwing the sticks, and moving their markers.
Indian Throwing Sticks American Indians played a game using four flat sticks or bones about 6 to 7 inches long. The sticks are named, marked with designs, and worth points. Players need to have at least one green card before they can collect red food cards later in the game when they land on green food gathering squares. If players have two or more green cards, they will be able to collect two or more red food cards later every time they land on green food gathering squares. Players need to have at least one orange card before they can collect red food cards later in the game when they land on orange food gathering squares.