Make: Volume 74

Once you’ve got the hang of Jeu Gruyère, there

are all sorts of variants to try:

• SCORING — Mark off the board in four sections

from bottom (easy) to top (hard) and assign

1–4 points, respectively. Assign extra points

for holes that are hardest to reach. For skilled

players, dropping in zone 1 means you lose,

you’re out (Figure

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)!

• MAKE BIGGER, ODD-SHAPED HOLES — with

narrower, more challenging paths between

them

• DRAW COURSES ON THE BOARD — easy or

difficult, see who can follow them fastest

• TWO-PLAYER TEAMS — each take one handle,

and work together to guide the ball

• LOOP THE HANDLES AROUND YOUR KNEES

— for a more challenging game called ...