“twenty-six”的意思、由来-百科全书

twenty-six

dice game

dice game popular in the Midwestern United States from the 1920s through the 1950s, in which a player selects a number from 1 to 6 and then casts 10 dice 13 times, attempting to throw the chosen number 26 times or more, or exactly 13 times, or fewer than 10 times. The house edge (advantage) in this game is approximately 18 percent.

Twenty-six was played mostly in taverns and at store counters, with the house paying off winners in drinks or merchandise. Local and federal antigambling drives largely closed down the game.

词条	twenty-six
释义	twenty-six dice game dice game popular in the Midwestern United States from the 1920s through the 1950s, in which a player selects a number from 1 to 6 and then casts 10 dice 13 times, attempting to throw the chosen number 26 times or more, or exactly 13 times, or fewer than 10 times. The house edge (advantage) in this game is approximately 18 percent. Twenty-six was played mostly in taverns and at store counters, with the house paying off winners in drinks or merchandise. Local and federal antigambling drives largely closed down the game.
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