Hazard (game) Hazard (game) Hazard is an early English game played with two dice; it was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" in the 14th century. Despite its complicated rules, hazard was very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and was often played for money. At Crockford's Club in London, hazard was especially popular. In the 19th century, the game craps developed from hazard through a simplification of the rules. Craps is now very popular in North America but neither game remains popular amongst the rest of the world. Any number may play, but only one player – the caster –
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