Pirates and gambling. What did pirates play for money?

Probably, each of you, at least once in your life, watched movies about robbers-pirates and sea wolves. Pirates are rather ambiguous characters. For some people, their image is associated with adventure and freedom, but for most, they are daring criminals and barbarians. No one commanded them, they constantly raided ships and seized new lands, gold, treasures, jewels. In some movies, you can see how pirates relax and have fun in their free time. They are mainly dancing, music, games and entertainment, but they especially liked gambling and board games. We bring to your attention a list of the most popular game entertainment of pirates, which still exist today and may seem interesting to many.

Perudo

Perudo is a classic pirate game, also known as cacho, cachito and dudo. Entertainment originally from Peru, then spread among the countries of Latin America. The game became very popular after the release of the second part of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean". Attracts people with simple rules and ease of learning. Mechanically similar to the game of poker, but instead of cards - dice. Designed for a company of 2 to 10 people. Each player received 5 dice. Participants rolled the dice in turn or simultaneously, and covered with a cup so that the opponents could not see the result. Then they tried to guess the number of bones of the opponents, their values, announced bets and compared the results. If someone doubted the honesty of the opponent's application and shouted "I don't believe it", then everyone opened the dice on the table and the counting began. If the suspected liar really lied, he lost some of his dice. But if the suspicion was not confirmed, the cube was removed from the participant who did not believe. The main goal of perudo is to stay with the dice and at the end of the game to get what was bet on. It is worth noting that pirates played perudo both with bets and for interest, rum, gold, jewels.

Shore

Brag is one of the oldest games, which is considered the progenitor of poker. In the era of piracy, this entertainment was in great demand among English sailors. The game of breg allowed not only to have fun, but also gave an opportunity to test your luck, feel the excitement and pump up your bluffing skills. From 2 to 5 people, sometimes more, could participate in the game. A standard deck of 52 cards was used for the game. Each participant was given 3 cards. The game consisted of several betting rounds, in each of which players could raise or fold or fold. Bets were made on money, jewels, trophies and even personal belongings. Some players have successfully bluffed. They could pretend to have a strong hand so that the other players would have to fold. The winner was the one who managed to collect the best combinations of cards.

Twenty one points

An equally interesting game that was popular not only among pirates, but also among other travelers and sailors. They play with one bone. The number of players is not limited. The essence of the game is simple: each participant takes turns rolling the dice an arbitrary number of times. The participant who scored 21 points or as close as possible to this number wins and takes the pot. But if the sum exceeds 21, the player loses and leaves the game. If two participants get the maximum number of points, the bank is divided equally.

Crepes

Another thrilling and exciting dice game. Here everything depends on chance, the results are unpredictable. The rules of the game are simple and clear. Bets were made against each other or against the game bank. The main goal is to correctly predict the outcome of the dice roll. The game started with the come-out roll stage, i.e. with the first roll. One of the participants became the "shooter" and threw the dice, and the rest bet on the result of the first throw. If the total sum of points on the dice was 7 or 11, the shooter won and could then roll the dice again. If 2, 3 or 12 points fell out, the "shooter" lost and another participant started rolling the dice. If any other sum of points (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10) was rolled, this sum became a "point" and the next game stage began. At this time, the "shooter" continued to roll the dice. If a "point" fell out - he won, but if the dice showed the number 7 - he was defeated. After each win or loss, a new phase of the come-out roll began, and all the listed phases were repeated again.