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The Origins of Wonder

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 Dice cheats also added false rattle bottoms to dice boxes. As the cheat shook the box, other players would hear what they thought were the dice inside. In reality, the dice were held out in the hand under the box. When the box was turned over onto the table, the dice were loaded underneath with the predetermined sides up. This deception was detailed in Jonathan Harrington Green's //[[http://askalexander.org/display/12475/An+Exposure+of+the+Arts+and+Miseries+of+Gambling/176|An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling]]//, 1843, p. 91. Dice cheats also added false rattle bottoms to dice boxes. As the cheat shook the box, other players would hear what they thought were the dice inside. In reality, the dice were held out in the hand under the box. When the box was turned over onto the table, the dice were loaded underneath with the predetermined sides up. This deception was detailed in Jonathan Harrington Green's //[[http://askalexander.org/display/12475/An+Exposure+of+the+Arts+and+Miseries+of+Gambling/176|An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling]]//, 1843, p. 91.
  
-Also see: [[coin:coin_rattle_gimmick|Coin Rattle Gimmick]]+Also see: [[coin:coin_rattle_gimmick|Coin Rattle Gimmick]].
  
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