Jane, It’s funny that you ask that question. When I first posted this little tid bit, one reader responded that she had played mumblety peg with her brothers, but she used a term that I could not associate with the game I knew. So having been burned before when I thought I knew everything, I did a little research. Wow! I found several different versions of mumblety peg and none of them was the one I was familiar with. My version is similar to, but not exactly the same as, the way Shelby described it in a separate post. Moreover, one official version was as complex and had as many rules as any game I know of. Seeing my ignorance on the subject, I think I'll seriously consider calling my version "Humble Peg." First of all, consider the name. Mumblety peg, mumble peg, mumble the peg, mumble de peg, or mumbety peg; pay your money and take your choice; they are all acceptable. You gotta like the dictionary definition because it can be construed to include any of the versions: “A game in which players toss a jackknife in various prescribed ways, with the object being to make the blade stick firmly into the ground.” Unless you plan on going on Jeapordy sometime soon, that may be all you want to know, in which case you should stop reading now. Otherwise contact me directly and I will give you more details. We will walk together through Mumblety Peg 101. Alternatively, go to google and enter “mumblety peg” STAN