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Noun: spillikins
  1. A game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
    "spillikins requires a steady hand and careful concentration";
    - jackstraws
Noun: spillikin  spi-li-kin
  1. A thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
    "The children carefully removed spillikins from the pile without disturbing the others";
    - jackstraw

Type of: child's game, strip

Encyclopedia: Spillikins