Zambales dice game Zambales dice game The Zambales dice game was played by the Negritos of the Zambales region of the Philippines. The dice game was recorded by William Allan Reed and published in his book entitled "Negritos of Zambales, Volume 2, Parts 1-3" (1904), and it is described on page 49. Two small wooden cubes are used as dice, each marked with the following on its six sides: I, II, III, X, +, #. The player has five chances to throw the two dice. If the player pairs the dice, he or she wins (Reed does not clarify if the game ends
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