Bau cua ca cop
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Bầu cua tom ca is a Vietnam
ese gambling
game using three dice
. The six sides of the dice, instead of showing one to six pips, have pictures of a fish, a prawn
, a crab, a rooster, a calabash
gourd, and a stag. Players place wagers on a board, betting on which pictures will appear. (Bau cua tom ca is similar to the dice game Crown and Anchor
played by British
sailors.)
Bau cua tom ca is often played at Tết
(Vietnamese New Year).
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
game using three dice
Dice
A die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...
. The six sides of the dice, instead of showing one to six pips, have pictures of a fish, a prawn
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
, a crab, a rooster, a calabash
Calabash
Lagenaria siceraria , bottle gourd, opo squash or long melon is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe. For this reason, the calabash is widely known as the bottle gourd...
gourd, and a stag. Players place wagers on a board, betting on which pictures will appear. (Bau cua tom ca is similar to the dice game Crown and Anchor
Crown and anchor
Crown and Anchor is a simple dice game, traditionally played for gambling purposes by sailors in the British Royal Navy, and also in the British merchant and fishing fleets.The game originated in the 18th century...
played by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
sailors.)
Bau cua tom ca is often played at Tết
Tet
Tet can mean:*Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year**Tet Offensive, a military campaign that began in 1968*Têt in Roussillon, France*Equal temperament, abbreviated as 12-TET, 19-TET and so on...
(Vietnamese New Year).