Original sentence: A bundle of sticks is held in one hand with the bottoms of the sticks touching a flat table.A helper stick, usually black, is set aside to use as a tool
Edited sentence: Gently release your grip on the sticks, letting the sticks fall randomly onto the table.In either case, the player must not cause any other sticks to move; if she does, her turn ends immediately.In other versions, the player just picks up the stick by hand.In some versions of the game, the player uses a stick as a "tool" to move the stick away from the pile (to make it harder).Move your hand away as you release your grip so that the sticks have the chance to fall in all directions, in a full circle.One way to do this (if the sticks are small), is to gather the sticks into a bundle in one hand, as shown in the image, with the bottoms of the sticks touching a flat table.Optional: Before the first turn, any isolated sticks (sticks lying alone, not touching any other stick) are removed.Optional: The player who successfully picks up a stick can "go again" (and again).Otherwise, she continues moving the stick out of the pile until it is completely out of the pile, and then picks it up.The first player attempts to remove a single stick, without letting any other stick move.The game is over when the last stick is removed.The object of the game is to pick up the most sticks.This is a game for two or more players.To begin the game, we need to get the sticks somewhat randomly distributed so that they end up in a tangled pile