St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-07-19
GAMES OF THE FIL1P1NOS.
A Variety Of Queer Gambling con-
Trfyances-LOtteryS Sch emes Used {.
by the Philippine People.

To the collection Of "Games OF All
| Nations deposited in the museums
of the University of Pennsylvania has
recently been added number OF tho
most popular games played by the
people of the Philippines, says the
Baltimore American. Judging from
these exhibits the games played by
the Filipinos do not differ much from
those of more cultivated nations, al
though some of them may have had
their origin in eastern countries.
Among the exhibits and games
most commonly used by the natives
for gambling is that known as
"Puti-puli-itim," which is dice
game consisting of two wooden dice,
each marked with a single dot on
each face, two red, two blue and
two black. The players lay their
stakes on a cardboard with three dl'
visions, marked red, blue and black,
respectively, the player putting the
money on the division selected by
him. The dice are thrown, and il
the selected colored spot of the dice
turns up on the color division
played, the player receives double the
amount he bet, and if two spots OF
the same color drop on the division
of the same color, the player gets
four times the amount bet.
Another game equally popular
among the Filipinos is one known al
DANA" which consists of small
wooden table inscribed with dia.
gram similar to checkerboard.
lottery known as ''Ripa" is also a IA
vorite among the natives of the more
thickly populated districts. The
paraphernalia for this game is lit
tie more complicated than the 9th
ers, consisting of. 40 little wooden
hemispheres, each containing mum
Der corresponding with the numbers
ON 40 cards. These cards are sold to
players, the hemispheres are depos'
tied in large bottle and thrown
out, one by one, and the player
whose card number is first thrown
out twice wins the pot.
One of the most curious of the
Philippine exhibits at the museum il
a large boat-shaped log of wood con-
tanning IA holes, in each one of which
there are seven shells. The game il
thought to be of Arabic origin and il
rather complicated. Another exhibit
closely resembles our modern poo
and billiard tables and balls, and is
played not unlike our own game.
The collection includes numerous
other interesting and novel games
among which may be mentioned
"pungitan,'' game of shooting with
shell at smaller shell placed in q
ring; "tabita," board game, played
with diagram and a disk, which il
tipped in the air; cara cruz" and
"birachapa," head-and-tail games;
'primola," played with hexagonal
top die, spun in a saucer, and card
with six divisions; "tapan,' board
game, in which six round pieces OF
wood form the men; 'capona,'
which consists in counting off small
shells in tours and betting on the re.
mainder, and is identical with the
Chinese game of fantan; 'chabiqui.'
a lottery game, played with wood.
en- tablet with painted numbers from
one to twelve, and corresponding
number of numbered cards; "lanse,"
a puzzle game made of bamboo, and
football made of rattan, is also
among the collection; the game
however, as played by the Filipinos
does not resemble the great Ameri.
can college sport.