Q&A for How to Play Chopsticks

Yes, it does not matter how many players there are.

Yes. The split does not have to be even.

Yes. Just make sure you all are comfortable.

After splitting or dividing your fingers, it is the next person's turn.

Yes, because the number of fingers on your hand are added to the number of fingers on your opponent's hand.

Since the total number of fingers would then be greater than five (in this case six) you would add the number of fingers up, subtract 5, and only use the leftovers. In your scenario, the hand would end up having only one finger on it.

They're similar in that you use your hands to play, but the rules aren't the same at all.

Yes. Some people use switches, which sometimes count as a move and sometimes don't. Some people don't know what switches are.

No. The goal of the game is to make both of your opponent's hands "dead."

Yes, but be aware that someone can immediately get you out using the hand with four fingers.

The loser. Five fingers means that hand is dead. If both are dead, it means you have run out of lives.

When you play chopsticks, the winner is the person who gets five on each hand.

Your hand is dead because you have 3 fingers. So 3+3=6 you lost the game. But if they didn't hit you, you can split.

Yes, it does. Once you split, it is the next person's turn. Optionally, you can make a rule that you have another turn when you split, but you have to confirm with the others playing the game.

Yes.There is a move called a "save", in which you can put out a hand that cannot be trapped unless you put it back in.

Yes, you can. It does not count as your full turn, so you can do that and then play your turn.

Yes, you can do that if you want to. Since it's your turn, it's your choice.

You cannot do that because 1 is 1, which cannot be split as it has only 1 value.

Yes, although you would have used your turn, and you would have only one hand.

When it's your turn, you can swap the amount of fingers in your hands. Though this is rarely legal in some games, it can be good when you're stuck in a corner.

Yes. You can either split your hand or attack the player with your hand during your turn.

Yes you can play with as many people as you want because it does not change the game to have more players involved.

You can use all the fingers including the pinkys, middle fingers, ring fingers, index fingers and thumbs on both hands.

You can, but it's not recommended. if there's only one hand with one finger, and you switch it, that's still one dead hand.

Just the way they spelled it in the article above. You can capitalize the first C if you are referring to the game or the song.

No.