Two of the stones are burned black on both sides with a hot iron; on one side of each of these stones a crescent is marked, and between the lines of the figure the black is carefully scraped so as to leave a clear design of a new moon on a background of black.

On the other side of these two stones a star, four or five pointed, is drawn and all the black within the lines is scraped off, leaving a brown star on a background of black.

The other three stones are each burned black all over on one side; the other side is left the natural color of the stones.

These stones can be prepared in camp, but the basket or wooden bowl will probably have to be furnished from outside.
_Directions_ .-- Two players to one basket or bowl.

The game is generally one hundred points.
The two players sit opposite and have the basket or bowl between them, with the five plum stones lying in the bottom.