Objective: gain as many winning points as possible by lobbing/tugging your donkey into target/shed - acting simultaniously - game can be played with teams - or round robin 1. place the donkeys on one side of the table 2. starting at the same time each player pulls (very carefully) on a string to move his/her donkey towards the shed 3. construction of the donkey often leads to tumble over - if you haste 4. depending on previous agreed arrangements you may 'rebound' or start again remarks: publishing date around mid 1930's