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vogue in the slums, but that isROAD-GAMES 175only proof of itsuniversal and widely human appeal. There isnothing exclusive about it. As the simplest andmost direct form of itsportive competition hasbeen to us a lifelong companion that can neverpall by reason of its infinite variety.Penny Dip is at once a game of skill and a gameof chance. It is both an indoor and an outdoorgame. It may entail a fair amount of exercise ;or it may be played in a sedentary position;orit may be played in bed.as a test of hand and eye.Itmay be played aloneIt may be played as aduel or a foursome, a match, a bonspiel, a gymkhanaor a tournament. Sometimes it is all overin five minutes : once long ago, when the OldCampaigner and I were playing a thousand up,the contest lasted for nearly seven months. Itrequires no paraphernalia, no preparation ofground or course. No one who has in his pocketthe price of a night's lodging can find himselfwithout the necessary implements. It may beplayed by anyone anywhere and at any time.I have no intention of giving here in detail therules of Penny Dip, for I am afraid they will bequiteout of datebefore theyThey are always subjectreach the reader.to drastic and violentrevision, by the loser, at the conclusion of every