Ducat I
Translation details
Model:mistral-large-2512.Translated text
Section titled “Translated text”Two teams sit on opposite sides of a table covered with a blanket. One team has a large coin, which they discreetly pass under the table to one of their members, while the others pretend to be the one holding it. On the signal “hop,” the entire team places their hands on the table in front of them, palms down—beneath one of these hands lies the “ducat.” The opponents observe whose hand the coin flashed under or clinked against the table—and each in turn points out which hands should be lifted from the table (each may order the lifting of 2 opponents’ hands), striving to ensure that the last hand remaining on the table is the one under which the ducat lies. If they succeed—they win the ducat and 1 point, and now they place their hands down; if not—the opponents gain 1 point. The game is played, for example, to 15 points.
Games that exercise keen observation, quick orientation, rapid response to stimuli, the ability to reason and strategize; focusing attention on several objects simultaneously.
Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain.” View scan — image 19.
Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Juliusz Dąbrowski, Gry i zabawy w izbie harcerskiej (1934)
- Printed pages: 17–18
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 17
- Read the source text: gih-018