lotteries composed of seven dice, which notwithstanding the vigilance of the police, are still to be found at country fairs and on race courses. These lotteries, for the mean numbers only, hold out an advantage inferior to the sum staked, while, on the other hand, they present the glittering temptatation to the uninitated of a large prize for the extreme numbers, which almost never come up, for to shew the ruinous nature of these schemes, it will be only necessary to state that the odds of throwing a raffle with seven dice are 40,000 to 1, while the value of the prize is not the sixth part of the risk. A thorough knowledge of the above rules is indispensable at the games of Hazard and Backgammon, and will enable the player to calculate with rapidity all the various chances they present. COMBINATIONS OF DICE. A TABLE showing the Number of Throws upon any Number of Dice, from 1 to 9 inclusive. 50 20 90 20 6 20 00 00 об 1 quadruple and 1 triplet.. For eight dice. 2 doublets and 4 simples.. 10080 .......... 151200 ....302400 00 5040 0 4 doublets.... .. ... 2520 6 0 1 triplet, 1 doublet, and To have For nine dice. 3 doublets and 3 simples 1 triplet, 2 doublets, and Determinate. } } 2 triplets, 1 doublet, and} 1 simple....... 3 triplets ...... Indeterm. throws. ...604800 5040 1 quadruple and 5 simples 15120 1 quadruple, I doublet,} 7560 and 3 simples... 1 quadruple, 2 doublets,} 3780........680400 and 1 simple............ 1 quadruple, 1 triplet, and 2 simples....... 1 quadruple, 1 triplet and 1 doublet ........ } 2520 453600 1260151200 630.......... 37800 3024..........907200 1512 ..........272160 756 .......... 45360 :} 1 quintuple and 1 quad. |