Fish Prawn Crab

Thegamebầucuacácọp(bầucuacácọp"squash-crab-fish-tiger")isaVietnamesegamblinggameusingthreedice.

Thesixsidesofthedie,insteadofshowingonetosixpips,havepicturesofafish,aprawn,acrab,arooster,acalabashgourd,andastag.Playersplacewagersonaboardthathasthesixpictures,bettingonwhichpictureswillappear.Ifonediecorrespondswithabet,thebetterreceivesthesameamountastheirbet.Iftwodicecorrespondwithabet,thebetterreceivestwotimestheirmoney.Ifthreedicecorrespondwithabet,thebetterreceivesthreetimestheirmoney.Forinstance,ifoneweretoplace3onfish,andthedealerrolls2fishandonestag,thenthebettorwouldreceive6.

BaucuatomcaissimilartoHooHeyHow(Fish-Prawn-Crab)inChina,thedicegameCrownandAnchorplayedbyBritishsailors,orchuck-a-luckplayedinAmerica.BaucuatomcaisoftenplayedatTết(VietnameseNewYear).