Macao (dice game)

This article is about the gambling game using dice. For the gambling game using cards, see Macao (banking game).
Macao is played with a single die and die cup.

Makao, Macao[1] or Böse Neun[2] is a simple dice game for any number of players using a single die and a dice cup. It is a game in which the players must reach a specified score without exceeding it,[3][4] in that way it resembles other dice games like Über 12 ist tot ("Over 12 is Dead")[5] or Fünfzehn ("Fifteen")[6] as well as the card games of Siebzehn und Vier and Black Jack. It is derived from the eponymous card game of Macao, which itself is a possible predecessor of the popular gambling game of Baccara. Like its eponymous cousin, its name comes from the city of Macao, the "Monte Carlo of the East".

In game compendia that include dice, Macao or similar games are usually included in the rule booklets.

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