Peg in the Bottle is a game of skill traditionally played at Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 parties in the North of England. Originating from deprived families who had little more than utensils and empty milk bottle

Milk bottle

Milk bottles are bottles used for milk. They may be reusable glass bottles used mainly for doorstep delivery of fresh milk by milkmen. Customers are expected to rinse the empty bottles and leave on the doorstep for collection...

s to play with, the game evolved into a phenomenon in the 20th century. Today variations of the game may be found in fair and carnival midways. Playing requires a milk bottle, three clothes pegs, or if no pegs are available, pen

Pen

A pen is a device used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used, with a nib of some sort to be dipped in the ink. Ruling pens allow precise adjustment of line width, and still find a few specialized uses, but...

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Rules

An unlimited number of players can get involved. Each player has three pegs. Players must kneel on a chair, leaning on the chairback, and attempt to drop the pegs into the milk bottle placed on the floor behind the chair. The player with the highest number of successful 'Pegs in the bottle' wins. If two or more players get the same amount, then they progress to the next round until the champion of peg/pen dropping is crowned.