Daruma

Daruma 7[]

Here there is a stack of seven (originally six) round blocks with a Daruma sitting on top. The contestants have to use a big mallet to whack the blocks out without knocking the Daruma or any of the higher blocks off the top.

Starting from block 1, the contestants must knock away the blocks in order so that they are always hitting out the one at the bottom of the tower.

Men can have up to two hits of each block, while woman can have up to three.

Contestants will need to plan carefully. If the Daruma or any of the higher blocks falls off at any time, the game is over.

The contestants can choose one of three different mallets to use - a 1.5kg one, a 2kg one and 2.5kg one.

They can also bring along a partner to help them out.

Super Daruma[]

Here there is a stack of nine round blocks with a Daruma sitting on top. The contestants have to use a big mallet to whack the blocks out without knocking the Daruma or any of the higher blocks off the top.

The contestants must knock away the blocks in order from the bottom up. The first four blocks are each double the height of one of the final five blocks.

Men can have up to two hits of each block, while woman can have up to three.

If the Daruma falls off at any time the game is over.

The contestants can choose one of three different mallets to use - a 1.5kg one, a 2kg one and 2.5kg one.

They can also bring along a partner to help them out.

This version has no winners.

Daruma 7 Ace[]

Here there is a stack of seven blocks with a Daruma sitting on top, but this variation had a unique setting that was not used in the other versions: the smallest block was first and the size increased up to the 7th and last block which is a normal block from Daruma 7.