What is the game where you strike a stack of discs to knock one out? There was a game that appeared in a few episodes of Nichijou (not familiar with the original manga) where there was a bunch of circular (wooden?) discs stacked and a small hammer was used to try to strike one out, and I assume the object is to do so without toppling the stack.



Was this a made up game for the series or is it a real game? What is it called?
The game is called Daruma Otoshien.wikipedia (だるま落としja.wikipedia)

Let me quote Japanese Wikipedia, since the text on English Wikipedia might be inaccurate at the time of writing of this post.


  弾丸の先端に形状が似ただるまの下に、薄い円柱を数段重ね、それを横から1段ずつ木槌で叩いて抜き、倒れないようにうまく一番上のだるまを落とすという玩具・遊びである。胴を素早くたたくのがコツである。


Rough translation (I'd appreciate it if someone can edit it with a better translation):


  (Skipped text) Under the daruma head are several thin cylinder pieces stacked on top of each other. The game involves hitting the thin cylinder pieces from the side with a mallet one by one, bringing down the daruma head without the rest toppling over. The trick is to hit the body quickly.


Image retrieved from Wikipedia at File:Darumaotoshi.JPG