Five stones is played by 2 or more players, using 5 small triangular cloth bags filled with rice, sand or saga seeds. The object is to complete a set of eight steps. The winner is the one completing a set the most number of tries. The game is similar to “jacks” but unlike its Western counterpart, is not played with a ball. A modified version is called “Four stones” which is played
with four rather than five bags.
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Another version of playing five stones or four stones during the late sixties was substituting the small cloth bags with sea shells and a small ping-pong ball. It is a good test on the dexterity of the fingers and the winner is the one that completes the most sets.