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Jacks (card game)  

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  • Jacks (or Knucklebones) is one of the oldest games in the world. Bones, thought to be playthings, have been found in prehistoric sites in Kiev, Ukraine, and in ancient Greece and Rome, depictions of gods and mortals playing the game were placed on vases and coins, sculptures and paintings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Jacks]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZN7BQ9J4-L

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