Crown and Anchor

Crown and Anchor is a simple dice game, traditionally played for gambling purposes by sailors in the Royal Navy as well as those in the British merchant and fishing fleets.

[citation needed] It is still popular in the Channel Islands and Bermuda, but is strictly controlled and may be played legally only on certain occasions, such as the Channel Islands' agricultural shows or annual Liberation Day celebrations[1][2] or Bermuda's annual Cup Match cricket game.

Put another way, for every pound wagered, a player will receive back about 92 pence.

A similar version of the game is played in Nepal, called "Langur Burja" (Nepali: लङ्गुर बुर्जा).

A similar game played in China called Hoo Hey How (魚蝦蟹, Fish-Prawn-Crab in Hokkien) and Vietnam called or Bầu cua cá cọp (lit. 'gourd-crab-shrimp-fish').