Tiddlywinks

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tiddlywinks

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a squidger in tiddlywinks?A squidger is a small plastic disc that you use to flick other winks. It works like a lever, so when you push it down it makes the wink jump up and forward.
2. How do you pot a wink into the cup?You flick the wink with the squidger, making sure the angle, the force, and the friction on the felt mat are just right. The goal is to send the wink into the tiny cup.

Winks: Small, flat discs, typically made of plastic, that are the primary playing pieces.
Squidger: A larger disc used as a lever to flick the winks with precision.
Potting: The successful act of landing a wink inside the designated target cup.
Squopping: A strategic defensive move where a player's wink is placed atop an opponent's wink.