Juryeonggu
14-sided dice for Sillan drinking game
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Juryeonggu (Korean: 주령구; Hanja: 酒令具) was a 14-sided die from the Unified Silla period, which was excavated from Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond.[1] It was made of oak and had 6 square faces and 8 hexagonal faces. (Note that the hexagonal faces are not regular hexagons.)
The inscriptions on each face are thought to be penalties in a drinking game involving the die.[2]
The original was destroyed when trying to remove its moisture in a microwave oven.[2]
Penalties (listed on the faces)
The six square faces
- Eumjindaeso (飮盡大笑) - Laughing loudly after finishing a glass of alcohol
- Samjanilgeo (三盞一去) - Drinking three cups of alcohol at once, or drinking three cups and taking one step.
- Singing and drinking alone
- Geumseongjakmu (禁聲作舞) - Dancing without making a sound after drinking alcohol
- Jungin-tabi (衆人打鼻) - Multiple people hitting each other's noses
- Yubeomgonggwa (有犯空過) - Remaining still even when many people gang up on you and play tricks.
The eight hexagonal faces
- Do not discard ugly things - Do not throw away even if they are dirty
- Yangjanjeukbang (兩盞則放) - Pouring out two cups of wine
- Gokbijeukjin (曲臂則盡) - Drinking all the alcohol with the arms bent
- Imuicheongga (任意請歌) - Asking someone to sing at will
- Nongmyeongonggwa (弄面孔過) - Staying still even when your face is tickled
- Wolgyeongilgok (Moon Mirror Song) - Singing the song 'Wolgyeong'
- Gongyeongsigwa (Empty Poetry Recitation) - Reciting a Poem
- Jachang Gwaeraeman (自唱怪來晩) - Singing the song 'Gwaeraeman'
Llikelihood of falling on any face
The ratio of the area of the square faces to the area of the hexagonal faces is 6.25 to 6.265, making it almost equally likely to fall on any face. (The probability of falling on any face is roughly equal to 1/14). This almost equal likelihood makes it suitable as a die.
