In this engraving above from 1550, four men participate in what I think is a variation of Snap-Apple, a game that tasked its participants with trying to catch an apple dangling on a string. These monks seem to be playing a less-dangerous version of a more common game,Like bobbing for apples, the game had players catch apples in their mouths without using their hands.
: Players who didn’t retrieve the apple in time risked getting walloped in the face with molten candle wax.Personally, I’m in favor of Snap-Apple and its frisson of danger. I’m scared of fire and no one wants to get hit in the face with hot wax, but that’s what we call motivation.
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