MIKADO

Mikado

Mikado is a pick-up sticks game originating in Europe. In 1936 it was brought from Hungary to the USA and was mostly called pick-up sticks. This term is not very specific in respect to existing stick game variations. Probably the "Mikado" name was not used because it was a brand name of a game producer. The game got its name from the highest scoring stick "Mikado" . The buddhistic Chien Tung also contains a stick called "emperor".

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mikado

Noun

  1. A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
  2. Any emperor of Japan.
    The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
  3. A game of skill, in which identical wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining sticks


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