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Question

How is this "cup and ball" game played'

Answer 1

Very good Gus, excellent explanation.

Answer 2

This toy is similar to the Guatemalan toy called ¨capirucho¨

The Guatemalan´s Capirucho
And
How to Make it and Use
In Five Short Steps

1.Find and empty wooden tread spool.

2.Widen one end of the wood spool with a piece of glass, found on the street.
The spool has to take the shape of a bell.

3.Attach the end of a string to the narrow end of spool.
Attach it to the spool with a piece of the tongue of a leather shoe.
nail it to the spool with small,thin nails.

1. Blame older brother when father starts shouting,growling and salivating as
   he gapes at his shoe without its tongue.

2. Atfer older brother tires of punching your nose,apply cold compresses to it.

How to Use the Capirucho

Put your arm at waist height
let the bell shaped spool hang in the air.
By holding the little stick between thumb and finger
with an up and down motion of the wrist holding the capirucho
make it fly and fall into the stick your are holding
do it as fast as you can.
The goal here is to land the spool in the stickas many times as possible
without missing.

Alternatives to step 5
After brother turn you loose, rush to aunt Lucilla.s house
and show your wound and tell her your older brother went mad
she will give you a nickel
( five cents US American coin ) for ice cream.
Sneak into your house because mother will be looking for you
after aunt Lucilla gives her the olders´ sister hell for not knowing
how to take care for you.

Answer 3

If it is what I think it is, then there's some pretty advanced technology involved.

Answer 4

I don´t know how this game is played but you posted it to the wrong forum. I have changed it to General Discussions.