Bertuch "Nais Serpentina" Late 18th C Hand-colored Copper Engraving make-do game I believe that this drawing--ink

I believe that this drawing--ink and watercolor I believe

At least this is what I think is going on here

those with mouth open were shot holding it aloft

with no hidden tray for holding marbles so best to keep a little bowl nearby

and the spring is springy

Bertuch "Nais Serpentina" Late 18th C Hand-colored Copper Engraving make-do game I believe that this drawing--inkThis c. 1798 engraving comes from a volume published by Friedrich Justin Bertuch, (1747 1822) famous German publisher, patron of the arts and all around super interesting character worth a quick (or long!) search. Between 1790 and 1830 Betruch printed the "Bilderbuch fr Kinder", appearing in 12 volumes, and including color engravings of all manner of living things, and some mythic ones, too! These I think are renderings of pre or just hatched snakes