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The board game where one roll could cost your freedom

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Monopoly rage has absolutely nothing on ancient Patolli. Players moved pebbles across a cross-shaped mat by tossing marked beans as dice. It was entirely a game of chance, but participants took it so seriously they would frequently wager their homes, their clothes, and occasionally their own personal freedom on a single bad roll of the beans.

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