_A Rope Game._
Put a rope on the ground in the form of a circle; in the centre put
a stone about the size of a duck’s egg. The players stand backwards
around the rope, with their heels touching it. Each one in turn throws
a grace-hoop over his right shoulder, with the hope it will encircle
the stone. As soon as the hoop is thrown all may turn and see the
position. If the hoop encircles the stone the player may try again and
again, until he fails, counting one for each time. Then the party to
his right tries, and so on all around the rope. Whoever has the largest
count wins the game.
This game is also played facing the stone; it is then no longer a game
of guess, but a game of skill.