Cups is a contemporary American two-ranked single-lap member of the ancient game family of Mancala.
They also invented Power, and High Deck, a card game based on medieval society.
At the time both were working as basket makers as well as game designers in New York City.
Traditionally, the game is played with odds and ends, jars, drinking cups and assorted items serving as the beans.
If the player chooses option one and the last bean lands in an empty cup a capture may take place.