1. All players get an equal amount of pennies, chocolate coins (gelt), candies, raisins, or tokens.

2. All players put one token in the pot in the center.

3. The dreidel is a four sided spinning top with a different Hebrew letter on each side. Players take turns spinning the dreidel.

4. The player acts according to the letter which is facing up when the dreidel stops spinning.

5. The image with the Hebrew letters on the top right of this page is the game key; it shows which Hebrew letter symbolizes which move in the game. Nun means the player does nothing. Gimel means the player takes all the tokens from the pot. Hay means the player takes half of the tokens from the pot. Shin (or Pay in Israel) means the player puts one token into the pot.

6. The winner is the one with the most tokens.