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These rules are comparable to the rules for a classic four-sided teetotum, where the letters A, D, N and T form a mnemonic for the rules of the game, aufer (take), depone (put), nihil (nothing), and totum (all). Similarly, the Hebrew letters on a dreidel may be taken as a mnemonic for the game rules in Yiddish.
The dreidel typically has four sides: N (נ ) for nothing; G (ג ) for take all; H (ה ) for take half, and S (ש ) or P (פֹּ ) for put one in. These letters form an acronym, in Hebrew, which recalls the miracle for which the holy day is celebrated; and, in Yiddish, which explains the rules of the game. [6] [7]
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Bell and Hammer cards and dice. Bell and Hammer or Whitehorse is a dice game, which was quite popular in Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries.. It is often assumed that the inventor was the Viennese art dealer Heinrich Friedrich Müller (1779-1848), but although Müller contributed greatly to the spread of the game, there is no evidence that he was the inventor. [1]
The game is featured in the original incarnation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita, during the number "The Art of the Possible", wherein it serves as a symbolic metaphor of Juan Perón's rise to power. In this sequence, Peron and a number of military officers play the game, which the former wins.
In the opening credits to the Australian children's animated series Bluey, the characters play a game of musical statues. [ 8 ] The game is also mentioned in the Harry Potter series, where the titular character and his spoiled cousin Dudley Dursley played it at the latter's fifth birthday party in 1985, only for Harry to lose when Dudley's aunt ...