Virapulla: Difference between revisions

A virapulla container may be made of plastic, china<ref>[https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/items/show/330862?record_types%5B0%5D=Item&record_types%5B1%5D=Collection&record_types%5B2%5D=Individual&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle&sort_dir=d&query=&query_type=exact_match&collection=28&type%5B0%5D=2&ref=%2Fitems%2Fbrowse%3Fper_page%3D48%26layout%3Dtext ''SLM 36822''] - Fine example of a china virapulla at the Sörmlands Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2020.</ref> or metal.<ref name=DM/><ref name=skellef/> 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 (cards)|pool]]. The name is derived from the game of Vira and the French word ''poulan'' which means "gaming dish". The French influence may be, because Vira was derived from the then French games of [[Ombre]] and [[Boston (card game)|Boston]]. The game was invented in the 19th century and the virapulla in the early 20th century.