Sho (Tibetan dice game)
Sho is a dice game widely used in Tibet .
history
Sho or Sho Para is a historical game that was only widespread in the Tibetan highlands for hundreds of years. It was only after the Chinese invasion in 1950 that it became known through refugees in India, where it is also played today. The British researcher Sir Charles Bell already wrote during his expedition to Lhasa in 1920/21 "Sho is the national game of the Tibetans, which is played by everyone, rich and poor, including the rural population." ( Sho is the national Tibetan gambling game, played by all, high and low, the peasantry included. ) Heinrich Harrer also dealt with the game (1950), although, as he wrote, he did not play it himself.
game
The game is played with two dice , a dice cup, a dice cushion, 64 shells and nine coins for one player each. The number of players can be two or three players.