Dice dice. The transition from dice to playing cards occurred in China around the Tang dynasty, and coincides with the technological transition from rolls of manuscripts to block printed books. In Japan, dice were used to play a popular game called sugoroku. There are two types of sugoroku. "Ban-sugoroku" is similar to backgammon and dates to the Heian period, while "e-sugoroku" is a racing game. Dice are thrown onto a surface either from the hand or from a container designed for this (such as a dice cup). The face of the die that is uppermost when it comes to rest provides
Game of Dice Game of Dice The Game of Dice is a dramatic point of the Indian epic Mahabharata where Duryodhana and Shakuni trick Yudhisthira and the Pandavas into losing all their wealth and possessions, including themselves and their wife Draupadi. The game is traditionally called Dyut or Chausar. It is similar to Ludo. A Kshatriya could never refuse to play; hence, this situation led to the fall of Yudhistira, who could not leave the game midway. Shakuni was said to have magical dices which fell according to his wishes. Draupadi, the common wife of the Pandavas was gambled away by Yudhisthira. On