Pick Up Sticks Mikado Game in Wooden Box Wooden Board Games Mikado Wooden Box Wooden Brain Teaser Mikado Wooden Box Wooden Games and Puzzles Mikado Wooden Box Wooden Brain Teasers For Adults Mikado Wooden Box Approximate Dimensions: 5x20x3.5 cm or 2x7.9x1.4 inch Choose a smooth and flat surface like a tabletop for the game. Remove everything on it so that the game area is clear. Get different-colored game sticks from any play store. You will need approximately 1 black stick, 7 red sticks, 7 blue sticks, 8 green sticks, and 7 yellow sticks. Hold them together vertically in your hand. Gently drop them on the flat surface that you have arranged for. The colored sticks will be mixed but don&#039;t go on to rearrange them. Just let them be so. Choose the first player to start the game. You can roll a dice to decide the first player. Pick up one stick from the heap. Be careful not to move any other stick as you pick one up. After picking up one stick, you can go ahead and pick up another stick. If you disturb the other sticks while picking up one, then the next player gets his/her turn to play, while you lose your turn. The game continues till all the sticks have been collected. After collecting all the sticks, count the points. The player with the maximum points, wins. Points are allotted to the sticks that should be counted after the game. You can calculate the points with the help of the following chart All players can refer to this chart and count their points to decide the winner. You can use 25-30 sticks while playing the game. Add more sticks if you want to make the game trickier. You can play the game in teams as well. For example, make a team of two people and add the points earned by each to the group score. After successfully collecting the black stick, you can use it as a support to pick up other sticks. For example, you are permitted to use the black stick to separate the sticks laying together or move a stick resting on another. However, keep in mind not to use any other stick for this purpose. If you pick the sticks in an order of red, blue, and green, your points will be doubled up. In some versions of the game, a hooked stick is included. It aids you while picking up a stick. However, the game can be played with hands as well.