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of practices of vice, competition and play that were facilitated by these highly aestheticized gambling games.

themselves.) Courtiers were inveterate gamblers, betting on anything – especially dice and card games – to relieve the tedium of court life (a lot of waiting around), and gambling was one of the

To imagine this as a card game is also a bitter recollection of Cleopatra’s love of pastimes and games, and gives a sense of her tendency to thoughtlessness and impulsiveness, ... gambling everything away.) A cue for Eros: nay, weep not, gentle Eros.

18 Sep 2022: Luck, Logic, and White Lies: The Mathematics of Games Jörg Bewersdorff (AK Peters Ltd, 2004)Learn about (some of) the maths behind risk, uncertainty and gambling. ... Debunk some popular myths,and improve your chances of winning at games!