BAKER'S DOZEN

For this you need thirteen counters — or match-sticks, or buttons. It doesn't really matter what they are, as long as you have thirteen — a baker's Dozen.

The thirteen counters are placed on a flat surface between two players. The first player now picks up one, two or three of them. His opponent does the same. Each player must pick up at least one at a time, but never more than three. They go on until none is left.

The winner is the person who ends up with an even number of counters at the end. As there are thirteen counters, and only two players, one person is bound to have an odd total, and the other an even total.

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