Fr. 21.50

The Pocket Guide to Dice & Dice Games

English · Paperback / Softback

Shipping usually takes at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)

Description

Read more










Dice games have been played for centuries and are a staple of the playground, board games, and casinos alike. This pocket guide spans the history of dice and offers clear explanations of popular dice games, including farkle (played since the Middle Ages), Gluckhaus (a German game of fortune, played since the medieval era), craps, and Jacks! This guide also includes tips on winning and how to avoid being tricked by loaded or ?crooked? dice.

Famous dice players, such as the Roman emperors Augustus and Caligula, lost money playing dice and quickly stole other people's to continue their gaming sprees. In the early nineteenth century, fortunes could be won and lost at the roll of a die and it was not only money which was gambled away, but estates and even marriages. Full of fascinating facts and useful tips, this is a must-read book for everyone interested in family fun, games, gambling, or social history.

Did you know?
. Dice derives from the Latin datum, meaning ?ought to be played?
. The black marks showing the numbers are called pips
. Dice were first played in India around 3000 bc
. Dice were originally made from bones, including knuckle and ankle bones
. Traditionally cubed, dice also come in other geometric shapes, incuding the zocchihedron, the 100-sided die, and the deltoidal icositetrahedron, where each side is shaped like a kite

Product details

Authors Keith Souter
Assisted by Laura Matine (Illustration)
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2013
 
EAN 9781620871805
ISBN 978-1-62087-180-5
No. of pages 176
Dimensions 139 mm x 208 mm x 17 mm
Weight 415 g
Series Skyhorse Pocket Guides
Skyhorse Pocket Guides
Subject Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.