A Throw Before Macuilxochitl

The Prompt

Play a session of Patolli with at least one other player using a faithful reconstruction — the cross-shaped board of fifty-two squares, bean-dice or their equivalent, and a wager (symbolic or real) offered before each session. Attend to the ritual framing: the invocation, the zero-roll tribute, and the moment when the wager ceases to be metaphorical. Record the conditions and one moment when the game felt devotional rather than competitive.

Completion Criteria

The reconstruction used, the opponent (or initial), the date, the wager offered, and a brief account of the devotional moment.

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