CHESS AND PLAYING-CARDS. 



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Two ])lain black ones up, two black with uatural spots up, two half moons up, and 

 the transversely cross one up wins a ])ile. Two plain black ones, two black with 

 natural spot up, two half moons up, and the buii'alo's head up wins a pile. Two 

 plain ones up, two with black spots up, two longitudinally crossed ones up, and the 

 transversely crossed one up wins a pile. Two plain ones up, two with blaik spots 

 u]), buffalo's head uj), and two long crossed up wins a ])ile. 



The following auxiliary throws entitle to another chance to win: Two plain ones 

 up, two with black s])ots up, one half moon up, one longitudinally crossed one up, 

 and butifalo's head up gives another throw, and on this throw, if tlu^ two plain ones 

 up and two with black spots with either of the half moon or butit'alo's head up, 

 t lie ])la,\ er takes the pile. Two plain ones up, two with black spots up, two half 

 moons u]!, and the transversely crossed one up entitles to another throw, when, if 

 all the black sides come up excepting one, the throw wins. One of the plain ones 

 u]) and. all the rest with black sides up gives another throw, and the same tbeu 

 turning up wins. One of the phiin black ones up with that side up of all the 

 others having tbe least black in them gives another throw, when the same turning 



Fig. S7 



PLUM STONES FOR GAJIE. 



(A, obverse; B, reverse.) 



Diameter, about A inch. 



Yaiiktoi) Sioux. 



Cat. i\os. ■r.iiad, 23.557, U.S.N. M. 



up again wins. One half moon up with that side up of all the others having the 

 least black on gives another throw, and if the throw is then duplicated it wins. 

 The eighth seed, used by men, has its place in their game wheneNer its facings are 

 mentioned above. 



The permutations of the winning- tiirows may be seen in the follow- 

 ing table: 



aa hh C DD 



Yankton Sioux. Cat. :N^os. 23550, 23557, T^.S.N.M. 



Si.K plum stone dice, part of two sets of four each (fig. 87). Tiie 

 designs are burnt, and two, the fourth and fifth, have i)erforatioiis on 

 both sides. Collected by Mr. Paul Beckwitli in 1870. 



The two dice to the left (fig. 87) bear a buffalo's bead on one side and 

 a pipe or calumet on the reverse. The die on the right has an eagle or 

 tliunderbiid, witii the lightning symbol on the reverse. 



