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    <title>How To Play Dreidel</title>
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      <![CDATA[The dreidel, the small top that's among the most recognizable symbols of the Hanukkah season, is a fun game of chance to play with friends and family.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A dreidel]]>
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          <![CDATA[Divide the candies, coins, or other betting tokens evenly among the players.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Divide the candies, coins, or other betting tokens evenly among the players.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Dole out a minimum of ten tokens per person.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Dole out a minimum of ten tokens per person.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Each player antes up one token to begin.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[The players take turns spinning the dreidel, which has four sides, each marked with a Hebrew letter.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>The players take turns spinning the dreidel, which has four sides, each marked with a Hebrew letter.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If the dreidel lands on "nun," which stands for the Yiddish word nisht, or "nothing," do nothing.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If the dreidel lands on &#8220;nun,&#8221; which stands for the Yiddish word nisht, or &#8220;nothing,&#8221; do nothing.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If the dreidel lands on "gimmel," which stands for the Yiddish word gantz, or "everything," you've hit the jackpot. Take all the tokens.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If the dreidel lands on &#8220;gimmel,&#8221; which stands for the Yiddish word gantz, or &#8220;everything,&#8221; you&#8217;ve hit the jackpot. Take all the tokens.</p>]]>
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        <title>Take half</title>
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          <![CDATA[If the dreidel lands on "hey," which stands for the Yiddish word halb, or "half," you win half the pot.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If the dreidel lands on &#8220;hey,&#8221; which stands for the Yiddish word halb, or &#8220;half,&#8221; you win half the pot.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If there are an odd number of tokens in the pot, the player rounds up one.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If there are an odd number of tokens in the pot, the player rounds up one.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If the dreidel lands on "shin," which stands for the Yiddish word shtel, or "put in," you have to put one of your tokens into the pot.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If the dreidel lands on &#8220;shin,&#8221; which stands for the Yiddish word shtel, or &#8220;put in,&#8221; you have to put one of your tokens into the pot.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Whenever the pot is emptied—or gets down to one token—everyone adds a token.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Whenever the pot is emptied—or gets down to one token—everyone adds a token.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[After every player has had a spin, everyone puts in another token and begin another round of spinning.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>After every player has had a spin, everyone puts in another token and begin another round of spinning.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>A version of the dreidel game has been played in various countries and cultures for at least 500 years.</p>]]>
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