God and Khan played dice
#205328 / vu 3539 foisKublai Khan loved games. Back then, games meant only hunting and gambling, by and large. What that means was that he was a big gambler - usually with dice. Asian games such as sic bo were a favorite amongst the people of the region at the time, and still are today. And great men have always loved gaming like this - living large, working hard, and playing hard into the early hours of the morning. Kublai Khan was no exception to this and as Emperor of half of the world, he was a giant in so many respects. Imagine how he would have enjoyed online casinos, or even mobile casinos while he was on his famed hunting trips. He would have played with wild abandon in more ways than one, and we can only speculate at the amount of enjoyment which he would have gained from having these games available to him at all hours of the day and night. He is remembered in history for many things, for keeping an empire greater than any in history other than the British empire, and for his love of entertainment and food. His court was regaled with gaming possibilities of the time, and he enjoyed displaying his skill not only in hunting and physical prowess, but also in strategy and risk taking. So the next time you play online, just remember that you're engaging in something that even the great emperors of old would have loved to do if they had the chance.
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