Ancient Qin Dynasty "Liu Bo" Dice

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This is a re-production of a 1,400 year old ancient dice which has been discovered in China. How the game is played has since been lost to time, but there is something poetic about being able to create a representation of something this old in a technique this new. More on the dice and game according to sources: " The game’s pieces consist of a 14-sided die (carved out of an old animal tooth), 21 numbered rectangular game pieces, and a slab of broken tile, thought to be a piece of the game’s board. The reconstructed tile was decorated with two eyes, which were painted amongst stormy cloud and thunder sketches, as archaeologists reported in their findings. The game’s pieces are reported by archaeologists to potentially be of “liubo,” mostly called “bo” for short. “Bo” seemingly vanished from the history of ancient Chinese board games around 1,500 years ago, and researchers have remained at a loss as to how the game was played, as well as being unsure if the rules of the game even varied from generation to generation of players. The closest clue is that of a 2,200-year-old poem by Song Yu, which recounts a game with similar pieces to the ancient board game’s artifacts found over the years. The 14-faced die is where this ancient game gets particularly interesting. Twelve sides of the die are numbered one through six in the ancient Chinese calligraphy of zhuan-shu, or “seal script,” which existed as the formal script for all of China during the Qin dynasty. However, the remaining two sides are blank – entirely vacant of any marks. Even with this new discovery, “Bo” remains a mystery to all. " News credits to: http://www.neatorama.com/2015/11/29/1400-Year-Old-Board-Game-Discovered-in-Ancient-Chinese-Tomb/ The size may not be accurate though the file can definitely be resized accordingly. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator 2 Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: No Resolution: 0.2 Infill: 10% How I Designed This Designed in Rhino