Special dice games
In this chapter I write about some special dice games with specials dice.
OWZTHAT
In 1932 the first OWZTHAT cricket game was manufactured. The game was devised by a Mr. Cook and made by Cook and CO., of Manchester. Throughout these 70 years the game has been distributed by William Lindop Ltd. also of Manchester.
The game consists of two hexagonal rollers, the first of these is the batsmans roller. The second roller give the decision of the umpire, which can be, bowled, L.B.W., caught, stumped not out or no ball.
The basic game has not changed, although it's outer appearance has, it was originally supplied in a small metal tin painted blue, originally designed for use as a tin for holding gramophone needles or snuff. in 1972 Cook and Co. went into liquidation and Wm. Lindop acquired all rights to the game and continued its manufacture. The supply of tins by now exhausted, the rollers were packed in a small plastic tube. Over the last few years the original press and stamps have become wom and the high cost of metal rods has meant a new version of OWZTHAT has had to be created. Owzthat will now consist of the same hexgonal rollers, but these will be made from the same composition as used to record the number of balls bowled or the number of batsmen out. The game will be display packed on a colourful backing card. See also the Website of the OWZTHAT game.
CROWN and ANCHOR
These old game is mostley played by sailormen in England (Crown and Anchor), Belgium (Zon en Anker) and the Netherlands Kroon en Anker). In Belgium the game was forbidden by the goverment But there are some other countries which has a look a like game; Nepal: Langurburja and China :Hoo Hey How
BOEREN SCHROOM
A typical dutch tax game with two special dice which are just printed on four sides. One die is printed with : "B", one, two and three dots, The other one is printed with :"S", four, five and six dots.
CLOCK & HAMMER ( source: wikipedia)
The game appeared at the beginning of the 19th century and within a few decades became successful beyond German-speaking countries (English: Bell and Hammer or White Horse, Dutch: Klok en hamer, French: Jeu du cheval blanc, Spanish. : The game of the white caballo).
It was a popular board game during the Hanukkah festival[2] (as was the dreidel game), especially among the Jewish population. After 1945 the game almost completely disappeared.[3]
Legends about the history of the game
It is often assumed that the inventor was the Viennese art dealer Heinrich Friedrich Müller (1779–1848). Müller contributed to the spread of the game, but nothing speaks for his authorship.[4][5] As late as the 19th century, claims emerged that the game was of Germanic origin.[6] According to this legend, the mold card represents Sleipnir, the hammer is Thor's hammer and the bell is a later ingredient from Christian times.
The eight specially designed dice only have a value symbol on one of their six faces; the remaining five faces are blank (i.e. empty). Six of the dice are marked with the numbers one to six (i.e. one die shows six eyes on one side and is empty on the other five faces, one die shows the number five on one side and is empty on the other faces, etc.), In the same way, one die shows the “bell” symbol and another shows the “hammer” symbol.
Source: wikipedia
STRATEGO DICE GAME
Stratego Dice Game from Jumbo is a two-player dice game, with each player having five dice, one red and the other blue. Each die is different, and on each turn each player tries to choose the right die; they then roll off to see who wins and who loses (or whether the battle is a draw). The used dice are placed on the side, then players start a new turn. Whoever first wins five battles wins the game!
