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
Liar's dice been re-rolled. The genre has its roots in South America, with games there being known as Dudo, Cachito, Perudo or Dadinho; other names include "pirate's dice," "deception dice" and "diception." The drinking game version is sometimes called "Mexicali" or "Mexican" in the United States; the latter term may be a corruption of "Mäxchen" ("Little Max"), the name by which a similar game, Mia, is known in Germany, while Liar's dice is known in Germany as "Bluff". It is known by various names in Asia. Five dice are used per player with dice cups used for concealment. Each round, each player