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'''Liar's | '''Liar's Dice''' is a [[human]] dice game of luck and subterfuge, requiring players to detect the deception of their opponents. This fast-paced and classic game has many forms and variants and has been played across different cultures and time periods. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The betting sport involves two or more players | The betting sport involves two or more players rolling a set of five dice, concealing their rolls or "hands" from other opponents with cups, and taking turns making bids on the total number of dice showing a specific face value among all players' dice. As the game progresses, players must either raise the bid or challenge the previous player's bid, calling them out as a liar if they believe the bid is too high. When a bluff is called, the accused deceiver reveals their dice and the winner is then determined. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The dice game originated on [[Earth]], with its roots tracing back to the 15th century. During the 16th and 17th centuries, it spread globally to Latin American, European, and Asian countries. The game was popular among sailors, [[Piracy|pirates]] and soldiers, who played it as a form of entertainment during long voyages or campaigns. | The dice game originated on [[Earth]], with its roots tracing back to the 15th century. During the 16th and 17th centuries, it spread globally to Latin American, European, and Asian countries. The game was popular among sailors, [[Piracy|pirates]] and soldiers, who played it as a form of entertainment during long voyages or campaigns. | ||
By the 26th century, | By the 26th century, ''Liar's Dice'' was still known and played by the surviving colonists of [[Madrigal]] and by the residents that inhabited the asteroid settlement called [[the Rubble]]. As a direct result of cultural exposure, the [[Kig-yar]] population living alongside the humans of the Rubble learned about the game, which found popularity among many groups of their species. In the ensuing decades, the game became known as "''rwr'u a'uamr'ep''" within [[Covenant]] circles, which translates directly as 'cube gambit' in the [[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili tongue]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF156|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fleetcom-fiction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fleetcom Fiction|D=14|M=08|Y=2024}} | ||
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