Dice made of serpentine stone

This die is probably made in the 19th or early 20th century in a factory in Zöblitz, a Saxon town in the Erz Mountains. It is said that only later dice were produced with golden letters. The lettered sides are for a put-and-take game: ”Trink aus” [for adults] or ”Tritt aus” [for children] (you're out), ”Setze zu” (add one), ”Nimm halb” (take half), ”Nimm Deines” (take your share), ”Lass stehen” (pass), ”Nimm ganz” (take all). ... Read More Read Less