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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (5 children)

That's quite the leap. Must be a very well-known game, with a board that never changes.

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It’s an incredibly culturally impactful game, including in slang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogo_do_bicho#Cultural_impact

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[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Oh. Thanks. I never knew any of this. Also, TIL that the last name of one of my favorite authors, Paulo Coelho, means "rabbit."

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[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 10 points 7 months ago

I have Salvadorian in-laws that play a similar looking game called "loteria" which is similar to bingo and played at family gatherings. I assume most Central/South American countries have a similar game.