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The game uses two standard six-sided dice, which are shaken in a bamboo cup or bowl by a dealer. The cup is then overturned onto the floor. Players then place their wagers on whether the sum total of numbers showing on the two dice will be "Chō" (even) or "Han" (odd). The dealer then removes the cup, displaying the dice.
Kitsune Bakuchi (狐博奕) is a dice game from Japan in which a player rolls three dice; if the roll results in a triple, i.e., each die shows the same number, they win four times the amount wagered. The term literally means "fox gambling."
The number rolled on a die or dice. [5] To throw or roll the die or dice. [2] checker US backgammon term for any of the pieces used for playing the game. [8] Also counter, man or stone. cinque. A die roll of five [5] The face of a die with five pips. [5] closed point, closed space. Usually, a point or space that is occupied by two or more ...
Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...
A Japanese proverb (諺, ことわざ, kotowaza) may take the form of: a short saying (言い習わし, iinarawashi), an idiomatic phrase (慣用句, kan'yōku), or; a four-character idiom (四字熟語, yojijukugo). Although "proverb" and "saying" are practically synonymous, the same cannot be said about "idiomatic phrase" and "four-character ...
The literal meaning of sic bo is "precious dice", while dai siu and dai sai mean "big [or] small". Sic Bo is a casino game, popular in Asia and widely played (as dai siu) in casinos in Macau, Hong Kong. It is played in the Philippines as hi-lo.
Dudo (Spanish for I doubt), also known as Cacho, Pico, Perudo, Liar's Dice, Peruvian Liar Dice, [1] Cachito, or Dadinho is a popular dice game played in South America. It is a more specific version of a family of games collectively called Liar's Dice , which has many forms and variants.
Roll the Dice may refer to: Roll the Dice (band), a Swedish analogue electronic music duo; Roll the Dice, an album by Damone (band) "Roll the Dice" (Steve Harley song)