The Setup

1. All players sit around the playing area.
2. The "ante" -- nuts, pennies, nickels, chocolate coins, nuts, or just about anything else -- is equally divided amongst all players.
3. Everyone puts one unit of the ante (penny, nut, etc.) into the pot.
4. The one who has first turn is followed in clockwise direction by all the others.
5. Player A spins the dreidel while everyone waits in utter suspense.

If the dreidel lands on a...