Bloody Knuckles

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Bloody Knuckles or Quarters (sometimes ambiguously called The Coin Game) is a schoolyard game played between two people. The players sit on opposite sides of each other at a table. One player spins the coin and then the other player flicks it with their finger and back and fourth until one player makes it stop spinning. The player that makes it stop spinning makes their hand into a fist and rests it on the table with their knuckles facing outwards. The second player places a coin (usually a quarter) on the table and attempts to flick it with their thumb and index finger so that it slides across, hitting the first player's knuckles as hard as possible. Technically, the first player to have all their knuckles bleed is the loser. Larger coins (such as a Toonie) can also be used to replace the traditional quarter as a more painful and bloody variation to the game.

Bloody Knuckles is also a game played by two players. One punches another person's knuckles as hard as they can and the other person punches the previous puncher until someone gives up.

1 How to play
- 1.1 The flick
2 Further versions
3 External links

[edit] How to play

Using a quarter, two people should sit down in front of a smooth surface, such as a table. The thumb should then be placed on top of the quarter, with the index and middle fingers in a "Y" shape.

[edit] The flick

The coin is generally flicked by placing the thumb down on the coin with the four remaining fingers spread in front, pointing towards the receiving player's knuckles. The thumb is brought quickly towards the four fingers and bringing the thumb together with the fingers, while the quarter flies past. Another variation is to put only the index and middle finger in front of the thumb to aid in aiming (the coin should slide between these two fingers). Another recent variation is one in which players try to "catch" the quarter between the index and middle finger. If it falls out, the player strikes the other player's knuckles. The last variation is to hold the coin flat on the table with only your middle finger facing out then spin that finger 180 degrees and launch the coin (do these to motions very fast) towards their knuckles. It is the most effective because if you flick it right it will hit their knuckle multiple times creating an open wound. The technique then is to hit the same spot to create significant bleeding from the knuckle. Once the knuckle is skinned and bleeding profusely, repeat with the rest of the knuckles until they are all bleeding.

[edit] Further versions

A newer version of the game has been made in recent years. Instead of using a coin, players instead take turns punching each other's fists until the point of bloodshed. Also: players may also use other objects. eg. spin with a coin and flick with a different object.