The familiar roulette set with a gleaming golden wheel, had a distinctly different spin to it this time. Yagna apparently spotted this incredible value buy on a site called www.fashionandyou.com [1]. A quick `600 online transaction, was followed by a prompt, well-packed delivery of a “Drinking Roulette” set.
In a deft design twist, a deep inset base makes the 16 red and black shots glasses neatly arranged around the wheel, appear to magically float without support. I’ve played with elaborate home roulette sets, that even include a croupier’s rake. Drinking Roulette and the shot glasses were a first, and in a telling omission, the game comes without any rules.
Yagna and Majid mixed elaborate drinks for the shots glasses. They devised complex rules that involved drinking single, and double shots. And under duress, sharing a shot. Seventeen whirls later, Yagna won 10 times, closely followed by Majid. Deepa and I trailed haplessly behind. As the only teetotaler at the wheel, I meticulously recorded black and red, odd and even calls. Probability formulae are long forgotten, but the winners surely defied all statistical odds!
The rapid play with instant gratification game, would have worked just as well with fruit juice, or ice cream. Despite my partiality to strategy and word games, Drinking Roulette is going to be a definite addition to my collection, and makes for a sure shot gift!
The author may be contacted at arup_kavan@yahoo.com [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.fashionandyou.com
[2] mailto:arup_kavan@yahoo.com