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{{Short description|Game of physical and mental skill}} {{About|the game|other uses}} {{refimprove|date=March 2023}} [[File:Jeu de mikado.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Mikado (game)|Mikado]] pick-up sticks]] '''Pick-up sticks''', '''pick-a-stick''', '''jackstraws''', '''jack straws''', '''spillikins''', '''spellicans''', or '''fiddlesticks''' is a game of physical and mental skill in which a bundle of sticks, between 8 and 20 centimeters long, is<!-- bundle is singular --> dropped as a loose bunch onto a table top into a random pile. Each player, in turn, tries to remove a stick from the pile without disturbing any of the others. The object of the game is to pick up the most sticks or to score the most points based on the color of the sticks.<ref name="brit">{{cite web |title=pick-up sticks |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/pick-up-sticks |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref>
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