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FIVE BEANS & A LITTLE FORTUNE · MESOAMERICA

Patolli.

Six markers. Five beans. A race around the cross.

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THE CROSS · 52 SPACES↻ ONE CIRCUIT
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✦ bonus · ◇ central capture
01 / THROW

Let the beans fall.

Five marked beans set the pace. One mark enters a marker; five marks advance ten spaces.

02 / CHOOSE

Find your path.

Race around the cross. Central spaces allow captures; gold tips grant another throw.

03 / RETURN

Bring six home.

An exact throw finishes a marker. This non-wagering game uses an explicit modern reconstruction.