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The ankle bones of sheep, repurposed into the ancestor of every dice game you've lost money to.
means An ancient game of skill and chance played by tossing and catching small bones or stones, also the bones themselves.
from Named for the small foot bones of sheep and goats once used as pieces; the Greeks called them astragaloi, the Romans tali, and both gambled fortunes on them.
Four sidesEach bone landed on one of four distinct faces.
Survives todayLives on as the children's game jacks.
Sacred diceRomans read fortunes by how they fell.