7. This 20-Sided Die is 2000 Years Old
If you think that Yahtzee was the first game that involved throwing dice, think again. This icosahedron, or 20-sided die, was used by ancient diviners who pitched it as part of their attempts to predict the future. Divination was a common practice in the ancient world, and like games that involved throwing dice, it has survived in various forms to the present. Fortune tellers still use tarot cards, astrology, tea leaves, and palm lines to try to predict the future and, like their ancient counterparts, are experts at swindling people out of all of their money.
