The date that the game of jacks was invented is not known. This game which was once referred to as knucklebones has been around since ancient times.
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∙ 9y agoJAck lelanne invented jacks in 1992
Frederick William Rueckheim invented Cracker Jack
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HE invented jacks b/c he use to like bouncing something and then trying to pick something up so he named it after himself and made it a game
A German immigrant named Frederick William Rueckheim .
Six prongs are on each "jack" in the games of Jacks. Ten jacks and one ball per game set.
William G. Thilly
The word jacks is a plural noun, and is the name of a children's game. The word "jacks" is also a form of the verb to jack.
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Although it was believed for many years to have been invented by a Brunswick Billiards employee named Bob Lemieux in 1972, Air Hockey was actually invented by a trio of Brunswick engineers - Phil Crossman, Bob Kendrick, and Brad Baldwin - who were attempting to create a game utilizing a frictionless surface, circa 1969.