The Mooncake festival is one of my most awaited holiday in the Chinese calendar. It is celebrated every 15th day of the eight lunar month. Legends, stories, traditions and culture all mixed into one excitement that even Filipino people would not dare to miss. It is really amazing how the two different cultures here in the Philippines could meet up so well. My Mooncake festival adventure officially started last September 15, 2012 at The Royale Sharkfin Seafood Restaurant, located at the Pacific Center, Quintin Paredes, Binondo, Manila. It was also my payday and I'm feeling quite happy and lucky. We attended Kim Lan's (an association where my dad was once a member in once upon a time) Mid-Autumn festival party that evening and gathered and dined together. Dice games are supposed to be a traditional game played every Mooncake festival but some simplified it into raffle draws. Dice games played in this particular celebration is a fun, super awesome, lots of prizes, very enjoyable and count-everything-on-your-luck game! Of course, every game has its own rules and regulations and so are the prizes!!! Prizes can range from groceries, to hopias (好饼, which literally means "good pastries") and to money (if you don't have that much time to prepare the prizes)! The hopias are really a very delightful treat. I've only played once with hopias as the prizes. They can have sizes ranging from small to big and to really REALLY BIG! AS IN! Hahahaha. Really! No kidding! Well, to see is to believe.
Okay, this would be how the Mooncake Dice game will go in case you want to play it at home with your family... ;)
Materials needed: -A set of dice (6 die all in all)
-One big and deep ceramic bowl
-32 small prizes (6th prize)
-16 a little bigger prizes (5th prize)
-8 a little more bigger prizes (4th prize)
-4 big prizes (3rd prize)
-2 bigger prizes (2nd prize)
-1 very big prize (1st prize)
-And lastly, a whole big bunch of not-so-normal banana family, zombie-loving friends and far-off planet relatives... yes, that includes you :3
Rules to abide:
Ta-daaa... Sorry, I didn't do this quaint little thing. I just searched it on Google and found this beauty, so credit goes to whoever did the chart below. :)
Okay! Let's start from the highest then going down. So, here's what it is about:
I. Zhuangyuan~ The highest place that you can get in this game.This is categorized into six. Each category has its own score. So this means that the one with the highest Zhuongyuan will win the game.
a. Zhuangyuan with Gold Flower~ This can be achieved exactly as shown on the first illustration. 4 fours and 2 ones. Really hard to get this, I'm telling you. This will be the highest among all the Zhuangyuans. Good Luck! You're gonna need all of it. :D
b. Hongliubo~ All your dice are fours! Your bowl is as red as it can be. ;)
c. Yaodianliubo~ Six red dots in one throw! Great shot!
d. Heiliubo~ Any 6 same dice, except the four and the one. Going black!
e. Wuhong~ Throw in a 5 fours and this lucky place will be yours.
f. Wuzi~ This time any 5 same dice and again except the fours.
II. Sihong~ Literally means 4 red fours. Easy to win so grab them while the supply (prizes) lasts.
III. Duitang~ STRIKE! A one, a two, a three, a four, a five and a six! Good one! Aim next for the turkey!
IV. Sanhong~ Roll in 3 fours and bring home the bacon.
V. Sijin~ Heads up! You're almost there. A sijin only needs 4 of the same dice and once again except the fours.
VI. Erju~ The playful throw. This only needs 2 of the fours.
VII. Yixiu~ One four for a one happy spirit. Better something than nothing. :D
Things to keep in mind:
- Play fair.
- Play nice.
- Don't let your dice bounce out of your bowl. Seriously, this will be considered void.
- Wear red.
- Keep shouting.
- Meditate.
- Talk to your dice.
- Control them with your mind.
- Don't breathe.
- Go crazy.
- Be supportive.
- Punch the one before you.
- Roll your dice and have some fun. :D
Haha. Hope you can play this and enjoy the wonderful Mooncake Festival. Happy playing!
Oh! By the way, I won first prize in the raffle draw. Hehe. Told you I was feeling lucky. :D Thank you Lord!
Stranger Passing-By
SP-B/09/18/12
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