Commentary for Sanhedrin 50:2
ואי תנא תולה בדעת יונו דאמר בנקשא תליא מילתא ואנא ידענא לנקושי טפי אבל תולה בדעת עצמו אימא לא צריכא
and not only with checkers,but even with nut-shells and pomegranatepeel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These latter were probably employed as a temporary means for gambling when proper dice were not obtainable. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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