Textile

Game Board

The game in Thailand is known as "water, gourd, crab, fish" (น้ำเต้าปูปลา na tea pu pla). It consists of a white cloth divided into six squares each containing a different painted figure: turtle, lion, fish, chicken, serpent, peacock. The game play consists of betting on which figures will show up based on three dice that are thrown by a dealer. The game is popular in many other countries under different names: Chuck-a-Luck, Crown & Anchor, Hoo Hey How (魚蝦蟹), and flag crown (Jhaṇḍī Muṇḍā ), among many others. A similar game played with dice is called "Grasping Eight" (Ba Zha 八㪥) wherein eight dice are thrown and if at least fall on the number bet on it pays out eight times the bet, if six or more are alike it pays out sixteen. It can also be played with a teetotum featuring numbers or animals that match those on the board.