[1][2][3] A virapulla container may be made of plastic, china[4] or metal.
[1][3] The counters are based on the old French system with circular, short and long rectangular pieces known in French as jetons, fiches and contrats.
There are individual dishes for the players and the container has a reversible lid for the common pool.
The name is derived from the game of Vira and the French word poulan, which means "gaming dish".
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