Sugoroku

Japanese: すごろく

A type of indoor game using dice. It is written as sugoroku and is broadly divided into the following two types. (1) Board sugoroku. It originated in Egypt in the 3rd century BC, and was introduced to Europe in the west as backgammon, and to China in the east as sugoroku. It was introduced to Japan from China around the end of the 7th century and was played until the Edo period. It is played by two players, and 15 black and white stones are placed on a board divided into 12 sections on each player's side, and two dice are rolled from a cylinder. The player moves the stones according to the number of dots on the dice, and the first player to move 15 stones into the enemy's territory wins. (2) Picture sugoroku. It is thought to have started before the Edo period. It originated from a picture (myome sugoroku, Bukpo sugoroku) of a novice monk being taught the Tendai syllabary, and it evolved into Jodo sugoroku. Players move their pieces from the start of a paper board according to the number of dots on the dice, competing to see who can win. During the Edo period, Dochu Sugoroku was popular, and various other types were invented, such as Fukujin Sugoroku and Yaro Sugoroku. Since the Meiji period, the games played as children's games during the New Year holidays belong to this type.

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Japanese:

賽(さい)を用いる室内遊戯の一種。双六と記され，以下の２種に大別。（１）盤すごろく。前３世紀のエジプトに起こり，西はヨーロッパに伝わってバックギャモンに，東は中国に伝わってすごろくとなる。日本には７世紀末ごろ中国から伝来し，江戸時代まで行われた。２人で遊ぶもので，黒白15の石を12区画された盤上の自陣に並べ，２個の賽を筒から振り出す。賽の目数で石を進め，15の石を早く敵陣地内に進めた者が勝ちとなる。（２）絵すごろく。江戸時代以前に始まったと推定される。起源は未学の僧に天台の名目を教える絵（名目すごろく，仏法すごろく）で，転じて浄土すごろくとなった。賽の目数で，紙盤の振出しから駒を進め，上がりを競う。江戸時代には道中すごろくが流行したほか，福神すごろく，野良(やろう)すごろく等多様な型が考案された。明治以降，正月の子どもの遊びとして行われているものはこの系統に属する。

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