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Encyclopedia ID 1020

Dudo / Cacho

Also known as Cacho · Dudo

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Players secretly roll dice under cups and bid on how many of a face are on the table, challenging bluffs.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Peru.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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