7. If a player knocks the three cubes down in the three rolls, he counts 20, and if he only knocks down two in three rolls without moving the red, he counts 15; if only the blue cube he counts 10; if he merely moves them all together he counts 5 for the three balls; if he hits them but does not move them he counts nothing.
8. If in rolling the three balls at the cubes he misses them every time, he loses 5 from his score.
One of the company should be provided with pencil and paper and keep an accurate account of each player’s score.
ZOETROPE, OR WHEEL OF LIFE.
The Zoetrope is a newly invented toy. It presents a series of striking optical delusions, and is constructed in part on the principle of the Phenakestoscope, though altogether different in its arrangement and effect. It can be exhibited on a table in the middle of a room, and a dozen or more can be amused by it at the same time, one of the party keeping it in motion. The exhibitor can give such description of the pictures as they appear as he thinks best. A bright boy or girl can add very much to the interest of the exhibition by witty descriptions. The exhibitor can announce his performance to a family party in a high-flown handbill, charge an admission fee to the room, and carry out the exhibition in the most approved style. The toy is admirably adapted for the entertainment of children.
GRECIAN GAMES.
In reading an account of the toys, sports and pastimes of the ancient Greeks, one is surprised at their resemblance to our own. They had many games now in common use, and supposed to be of modern invention. A Grecian philosopher named Archytas invented the child’s rattle.