BLACK SNAKE (Also called Rattlesnake)
Object: To shoot into each of the holes consecutively
and then back again
without
being killed by the other players.
Set Up: Seven holes are dug in an irregular pattern
like a slithering snake.
(Figure
#8)
Ante: One marble per player.
Rules: The players alternate turns trying
to shoot into each hole, in order,
going
from left to right and then back again in order to become
"poison." Once a player is poison he can eliminate other players by
hitting
them. He must be careful, however, because if he accidently
goes
into a hole, he eliminates himself also. The game is over when
there
is only one player left.