Paschen (dice game)

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Dice player in a Black Forest inn, painting by Max Kaltenmoser , 1842–1887

Paschen of fr. Passe-dix , Knobeln , ankles , Knockeln or simply dice is one of the oldest and most widely used games of chance and with a beaker ( Würfelbecher ) and three playing dice played in different variants.

The following description is based on Pierer's Universal Lexikon from 1857 to 1865 and the Brockhaus Konversationslexikon from 1894 to 1896. The same rule can be found in Friedrich Anton's Encyclopedia of Games from 1889 under the name Elf high . Eleven high with three dice is on the list of forbidden games of the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Justice from 1904.

The rules

One player, the banker , bets a certain amount (the banco), the other players bet against it.

If a player wants to place a stake in the amount of the bank amount alone, he calls "Banco" , the stakes of the other players are then rejected.

If nobody wants to play the banco, the forehand , i.e. the player to the banker's right , is allowed to bet first.

If the opponents place a total of more than is in the bank, the excess bets are rejected. However, if the opponents bet less than is in the bank, the excess amount will be refunded to the banker.

When the bets are made, the banker rolls three dice.

  • If the banker throws eleven or more eyes, the banker wins, from which the French name passe-dix (dt. Exceed ten) is derived.
  • If the banker throws ten or fewer eyes, the opponents win at a ratio of 1: 1

(See the bets on big and small in Sic Bo ).

Sometimes it is played in such a way that throws with three different numbers are not scored and are repeated.

If the banker loses, he must hand the bank over to his right-hand neighbor; unless he has thrown a triple ( maiden pasch ), in which case the banker can, if he wants, place a new banco and keep the dice.

If the banker wins, he may continue to hold the bank, but for the time being nothing from it, unless he has won with a triple. However, if he surrenders the bank, the contents of the bank naturally belong to the banker.

The handling of bets is very similar to that in Baccarat chemin de fer , Hazard or private craps .

source

  • Pierer's Universal Lexicon . Altenburg 1857-1865, Volume 19, p. 388.
  • Brockhaus Konversationslexikon. 1894-96.
  • Friedrich Anton: Encyclopedia of the games. Leipzig 1889, p. 209.