Here’s how you play:
Each player puts one marker into the “pot.” Those markers can be anything that’s handy—pennies, beans, buttons, raisins, paper clips. (I don’t recommend using M&Ms because of the danger that someone may come by and eat the pot!).
Players take turns spinning the dreidel and acting according to which side comes up.
nun = nothing. And that’s what you get. It’s the equivalent of losing your turn.
gimel = whole; entire. You win! Take the whole pot. Then start a new game.
hei = half. You take half the pot, but if it contains an odd number of pieces, you are not allowed to round up. (If it has 7, you take 3, not 4).
shin = put it in or give it up. You must contribute one marker to the pot.
That’s it. Those are the only rules. What does it have to do with Hanukkah? Well, those four letters can stand for a Hebrew sentence that says: “A great miracle happened there (or here, if you happen to be in Jerusalem!).”
Happy Spinning!
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