Questions about Dice
Which of these dice is false and which is a true die?
And, by the positions of the dots, which of these dice is European/American and which is Chinese/Japanese?
And, by the positions of the dots, which of these dice is European/American and which is Chinese/Japanese?
And here are the answers
B is the false die because 2 and 5 should be on opposite faces.
A is European/American. Moving round 4,5,6 goes clockwise or right-handed. On Asian dice 4,5,6 goes anti-clockwise or left-handed. Actually the spots are different on a true Asian die. Chinese dice numbers look like this:
The number 4 is red because this is a lucky colour and cancels the Chinese unlucky number 4. Red number 4 is also traditional in India. The large red 1 spot is found in all Asian countries.
And here are three very early terracotta and stone dice from India, Persia and Rome.
And here are three very early terracotta and stone dice from India, Persia and Rome.
