A fun game using coins. A recreational game.
We’ve put together a collection of coin-based games and recreational activities!
When you think of games that use coins, the popular coin games at arcades probably come to mind first.
But did you know there are all sorts of games you can play using the coins in your own wallet?
Classic examples include “10-Yen Soccer,” which was popular among kids back in the day, and “Underwater Coin Drop,” a staple of summer festivals.
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of games you can play with coins!
Give them a try during school breaks or at parties when you’re looking for a quick game everyone can enjoy.
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Fun games using coins. Recreational games (21–30)
Dancing Coin
I’m playing by placing a 1-yen coin on top of a speaker.
The way the coin vibrates in time with the music makes it look like it’s dancing! Be careful not to turn the volume up too high, or the coin might fly off somewhere.
Try it with different kinds of music—you might make an unexpected discovery!
10-yen soccer
This is ’10-yen soccer,’ a game you can play anywhere as long as you have a flat surface and three 10-yen coins.
Place the three coins in a triangle and flick the coin closest to you with your finger.
You aim to score a goal by flicking the coin through your opponent’s fingers, but you must follow the rule that the moving coin has to pass between the other two coins.
For the goal, both hands are used, with the pinky and index fingers acting as the goalkeeper.
One-yen coin nose-stuffing game
A totally silly yet funny-to-watch game: the 1-yen coin nose-stuffing game.
Just like the name says, you stuff 1-yen coins up your nose.
Add them one by one, carefully and slowly.
Think about the remaining space and don’t cram them in all at once.
If you overdo it, your nostrils might end up getting bigger, so watch out (lol).
Floating Coin
If you gently place a one-yen coin on a container filled with water, the coin will float due to the water’s surface tension.
However, if you add a drop of dish soap, the surface tension weakens and the coin quickly sinks to the bottom.
Using this, you can float many one-yen coins in a large container; then, by putting a bit of dish soap on the tip of a toothpick and touching the coins with it, they will sink one after another as if by magic.
It’s an activity that kids are likely to enjoy.
Climbing 5-yen coin
The “Climbing 5-yen Coin” is a game you can play with just a rubber band and a coin.
Many of you might have done this as kids, right? It’s so mysterious to see the 5-yen coin climb higher and higher by making use of the rubber band’s elasticity! The rules are super simple: cut the rubber band, thread it through a coin with a hole, and pull.
Try showing it to little kids—they’ll love it.