MATHEMATICAL GAMES.

Authors :: Gardner, Martin
Source :: Scientific American; Nov1968, Vol. 219 Issue 5, p140-146, 5p, 6 Diagrams
Publication Year :: 1968
Abstract: The article presents the history of the shapes and appearance of dice, the most popular random-number generator of indoor games, from ancient Egypt to the 21st century. The acquaintance of a professional gambler with the handedness of modern dice is shown as the way in detecting a common variety of crooked dice known in the trade as "tops." The kinds of sucker bets are explained and three easy dice puzzles are given.