Petits-Chevaux, French for “little horses”, is a gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, … Read More
In a fixed-limit poker game, a big bet (BB) is the larger of two fixed bet amounts. A big bet is used in the final rounds of a game to increase the pot amount and thereby enable the possibility of … Read More
Sunrise at Neptun, Black Sea Coast, Romania (1/3) Sunrise at Neptun, Black Sea Coast, Romania (2/3) Sunrise at Neptun, Black Sea Coast, Romania (3/3) Neptun, Black Sea Coast, Romania. An usual morning, waiting for the sunrise. Film made by Dan … Read More
The decorative fountain, the secret passage, the habits of the Queen Maria, the chapel. Film made by Dan Alexoae
Bau cua ca cop is a Vietnamese gambling game using three dice. The six sides of the dice, instead of showing numbers one through six, have pictures of a fish, prawn, crab, rooster, calabash gourd and stag. Players place wagers … Read More
Dambovicioara zone is characterized by a varied and spectacular karsts relief. River flowing down from Fagaras, Piatra Craiului and Leaota Mountains have digged in the limestone fro here narrow and deep valleys, developing on a relatively restraint area the biggest … Read More
American mathematician Dr. Edward O. Thorp is considered the father of card counting. His 1962 book Beat the Dealer (ISBN 0394703103) outlined various betting and playing strategies for optimal blackjack play. Although mathematically sound, some of the techniques described no … Read More
The squad in the field is the defensive team; they attempt to prevent the baserunners from scoring. There are nine defensive positions, however, only two of the positions have a mandatory location (pitcher and catcher), the locations of the other … Read More
Bran Castle (German: Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvár), situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on Highway 73. Commonly known … Read More
Early history The origin of playing cards is obscure, but it is almost certain that they began in China after the invention of paper. Ancient Chinese “money cards” have four “suits”: coins (or cash), strings of coins (which may have … Read More
