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Chinese games with dice and dominoes (1895)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929. [from old catalog] · Washington, Govt. print. off. · leaf 38

An illustration from Chinese games with dice and dominoes, 1895, leaf 38
5-6, called/m fau, tigers head. 4-6, called hung fau sliap, red lu-ad ten. 1-6, called kb keuk tsat, long leg seven. 1-5, called hung chUii Ink, red mallet six. The mo pieces are : 2-4 and 1-2, called chi isiin, supreme.6-3 and 4-5, called tsclj) kau, heterogeneous nines.6-2 and 5-3, called tsdp… … Fig. 19. STACK OF DOMINOES AT OPENING OF GAMES. in the order given, except those which compose the pair called chi tsiin,which together form the highest pau\ but separately are the lowest ofthe mo series. The arrangement of the dominoes called sheung tung, or ^ stack, atthe opeuing of games, is…

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