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A Razzle game scoring chart. Razzle consists of a large playing board with over a hundred holes numbered 1 through 6. A player makes a bet by spilling eight marbles onto the board from a cup, and the numbers of the holes they land in are added together and referenced on a chart that looks something like a calendar, telling the player how many points they have won for that roll.
Razzle may refer to: Razzle (game), a carnival game; Razzle, a British soft porn magazine; Razzle (musician) (1960–1984), former drummer of Hanoi Rocks; Razzle, the precursor to the band Lit; Razzle, the fictional dog in the BBC children's television series Jonny Briggs; Razzles, a type of candy
In reality, it is almost impossible for a player to win enough points for the prize, but this is concealed by the game's unintuitive use of probability, and deceptive behavior on the part of the operator. Jay Mallin records the game being played with eight dice instead of marbles and holes, in Cuban nightclubs and casinos in the 1950s. [3] [a]
The game success was initially confined to its domestic market in Sweden, and in nearby countries like Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. [1] In January 2013, six months after the original release, Ruzzle topped the list of most downloaded app in the United States [4] and as of April 2013 counts more than 35 million players in 128 different countries.
Other non-casino gambling games include: Non-casino card games, including historical games like Basset, Ecarté, Lansquenet and Put. Technically, a gambling card game is one in which the cards are not actually played but simply bet on. [59] Carnival Games such as The Razzle or Hanky Pank; Coin-tossing games such as Head and Tail, Two-up*
Dazzle camouflage (aka Razzle Dazzle), a camouflage paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I; Razzle (game) or Razzle Dazzle, a carnival game; Razzle Dazzle, a ship once owned by Jack London; Razzle Dazzle, an attraction at the Hollycombe Steam Collection in Hampshire, England
After the event Razz grew massively in popularity and most of the major online poker rooms added Razz to their spread of games. Full Tilt Poker was the first online site to offer Razz games but soon after the televised tournament, Poker.com, Absolute Poker and finally in 2006 PokerStars added Razz to their selection of games. [7]
7 The article should give a specific example of just how a Razzle game is played.