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Shagai games are especially popular during the Mongolian summer holiday of Naadam . In shagai dice, the rolled shagai generally land on one of four sides: horse, camel, sheep or goat. A fifth side, cow, is possible on uneven ground. Mongolians still exchange shagai today as tokens of friendship. The shagai are kept in a little pouch. In fortunetelling, four shagai are rolled on the ground; the two convex sides, horse and sheep, are considered lucky, with horse being the luckiest. The sides with concave indents, goat and camel, are deemed unlucky; rolling all four sides on one throw is considered indicative of very good fortune. The following table indicates fortunes told by combinations of shagai rolls: The shagai are also used to play other games, especially a Mongolian variation of Marbles , in which the goal is to capture more shagai than your opponents do. REFERENCES "Anklebone Fortune Telling" instruction sheet accompanying pouch of shagai purchased at State Department Store in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia EXTERNAL LINKS
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