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... Games ( H.V.L. ) Dice are small cubes used as implements for gambling and the playing of social games , each individual cube being called a die . Each side of a standard die is marked with from one to six small dots ( spots ) . The ...
... Games ( H.V.L. ) Dice are small cubes used as implements for gambling and the playing of social games , each individual cube being called a die . Each side of a standard die is marked with from one to six small dots ( spots ) . The ...
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... games , a person , usually the operator of the game , wins by no other expedient than offering bets at odds less favourable than those dictated by the theory of probability . Assuming the use of perfect dice , skill in most dice games ...
... games , a person , usually the operator of the game , wins by no other expedient than offering bets at odds less favourable than those dictated by the theory of probability . Assuming the use of perfect dice , skill in most dice games ...
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... games played in the Far East by U.S. military personnel . Any number may play , but each player must have a dice cup and five dice . Each player puts an agreed stake into a pot and then throws his five dice - the player with the highest ...
... games played in the Far East by U.S. military personnel . Any number may play , but each player must have a dice cup and five dice . Each player puts an agreed stake into a pot and then throws his five dice - the player with the highest ...
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