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Knucklebones — Roman statue of girl playing astragaloi Knucklebones also known as astragaloi, hucklebones, dibs, dibstones, jackstones, chuckstones or five stones, is a game of very ancient origin, played with five small objects, originally the knucklebones… … Wikipedia
Knucklebones (magazine) — Infobox Magazine title = Knucklebones image size = image caption = editor = Sarah Gloystein Peterson editor title = Editor frequency = Bi monthly circulation = category = Board game, Card game, Puzzle company = Jones Publishing, Inc. publisher =… … Wikipedia
knucklebones — n. game of jacks, game in which jackstones are thrown in the air and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber balln. any of the bones which form knuckles (in the fingers) … English contemporary dictionary
knucklebones — noun a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball • Syn: ↑jacks, ↑jackstones • Hypernyms: ↑child s game … Useful english dictionary
Dice — For other uses, see Dice (disambiguation). Four coloured dice showing all six possible sides (on a right handed, 6 sided die with pips) A die (plural dice, from Old French dé, from Latin datum something which is given or played )[1] … Wikipedia
Unguentarium — An unguentarium (plural unguentaria ) [Neuter noun from the Latin unguentarius , concerned with the production, sale, etc., of [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Unguenta.html ointments] , Oxford Latin Dictionary … Wikipedia
Jacks — For the musical group of same name, see Jacks (1960s Japanese band). Jackrock redirects here. For device used to damage tires, see Caltrop. A set of jacks Jacks (sometimes called jackstones, jackrocks, fivestones, onesies, knucklebones, or snobs) … Wikipedia
Corycian Cave — This article is about the Corycian Cave in Greece; for the Corycian Cave in Anatolia, see Corycus The Corycian Cave is located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in Greece. In the mythology of the area, it is named after the nymph Corycia; however … Wikipedia
Bane (god) — Forgotten Realms Deity|fgcolor=#fff bgcolor=#000 fgcolor=#fff name=Bane title=The Black Lord, the Black Hand, the Lord of Darkness home=Acheron, Black Bastion, Barrens of Doom and Despair power=Greater alignment=Lawful Evil portfolio=Hatred,… … Wikipedia
Venus Throw — The Venus Throw was the highest roll in the Ancient Roman gambling game of tali , or knucklebones. The game was played with four sheep s or goat s knucklebones, 4 sided rectangular dice numbered I, III, IV and VI . The Venus Throw happened when… … Wikipedia
