Glückshaus
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Glückshaus (House of Fortune) is a medieval gambling board game for multiple players, played with 2 dice.
[edit] Rules
The board is divided in fields numbered from 2 to 12 (with 4 often left out), arranged in the form of the rooms of a house. Each player rolls two dice.
- On a roll other than 2, 4, 7 or 12, the player places a coin on the board if that field is empty, or takes the coin if it is occupied.
- If the player rolls snake eyes, he has rolled "the Pig" and collects all the coins except for what lies on the seven.
- If the player rolls a 12, he is "the king" (König) and wins all the coins on the board.
- If one rolls a 7, it is a "marriage" (Hochzeit), and one has to put a coin on the square no matter what (a dowry). This builds up a jackpot until the "king" (12) is rolled.
- If playing on a board with a 4, on rolling it, either nothing happens, or a rule defined before comes into force (for example a coin is given to the board owner).
The game ends when one player has won all the coins.
