![]() ![]() The house or the host uses the bucket to shuffle the dice. Usually, they put their money on the different signs on the canvas. One of the players chooses to be the host while the others place their bets. The same signs appear on the six faces of each die as well. Apart from the traditional spade, club, diamond and heart, it also contains two more, anchor and crown. ![]() Jhandi Munda is a simple dice game that involves a canvas, six dice and a bucket. If anything, it adds to the celebrations during this festive time. Groups of people stand around the players on the crossroads eagerly awaiting their turns to have a go. If you are walking down a street in India or Nepal during this time, don’t be surprised when you see people playing it on the streets. It is a cultural tradition to play it during Tihar, the festival of lights and Dashain in Nepal. Jhandi Munda is more than just a game here. The names are more localised, but the rules remain the same, almost. Jhandi Munda or Langur Burja is not so different from the original version of the game. Fast forward a few hundred years, and now this game has become popular in India as well as Nepal. It was perhaps during this time the game spread to areas where they frequented the most. During the 18th century, the British Navy used to play a game called Crown and Anchor. ![]()
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