Dice throughout history

Started by besilarius, May 25, 2012, 07:46:39 PM

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besilarius

It seems that since the dawn of time, guys have needed to play games for an outlet.

http://www.awesomedice.com/blog/253/history-of-dice-2/
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

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TheCommandTent

Thats very interesting thanks for sharing the link.
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LongBlade

Good stuff. Lou Zocchi claimed to have invented the dice for D&D. Apparently they were just re-invented.

I'd love to have some bone dice sometime just for the throwback to an earlier era.
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Bison

The Sumarian d4 and Roman d20 are sweet. 

Martok

Cool article.  Thanks for sharing besilarius

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MikeGER

+1
very interesting read  8)

bayonetbrant

Quote from: LongBlade on May 25, 2012, 09:09:03 PMGood stuff. Lou Zocchi claimed to have invented the dice for D&D. Apparently they were just re-invented.

Lou makes a lot of claims.  Most of them are true.  Some I think he makes just b/c he's so old he knows no one's left to dispute them.
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besilarius

Is Lou Zocchi still alive?
IIRC his Battle of Britain came out around 1966?  He was a S/Sgt in the Air Force before leaving to form Gamescience, so he must have been born around 1920?
Does he still talk about when the hurricane took off the roof of his warehouse?
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

LongBlade

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.