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    A game of Morra

    Maybe you know the situation: You are traveling and after a while the kids become impatient and whiny because the are bored. The tablet is out of power, there is no screen, the cards are hidden in your luggage, the coloured pencils are becoming boring. To entertain them you try something new (or ancient): you could suggest a game of Morra. The only supply you need for Morra are your fingers. What is Morra? Morra is a simple but fun hand game which was very popular in the Mediterranean, and especially in Italy. It dates back thousands of years and is still played to this day. The earliest documentation of this…