Hello SSS,
Quite a few years ago, can’t remember exactly when, I was visiting a number of antique gun auction sites looking for a Spencer Carbine to buy (this is how I justify posting this thread
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As I went through page after page on one of these auction sites, and I can’t remember which one it was, I came across a very curious item for sale. The Seller found this item stashed away in an old building he had purchased years before. He was going through the contents of the building, and buried under a lot of debris and dirt was this antique gambling item that had been used in a Nevada saloon in the Old West.
I’m pretty sure these are photos of the gambling unit I was looking at . . .
I was actually interested in buying it so I contacted the Seller. My interest quickly disappeared when the Seller suggested that an opening bid was $1700.00.
Anyway, the gambling unit had a name - Sapo - or as it was more commonly known, the Frog Game.
So, the other day I decided to make my very own Sapo Game. I didn’t have any plans or blueprints to go by, just those old photos from the auction site. Then I discovered that the Sapo or Frog Game was, and still is, very popular in Latin America, and Europe, especially in Spain, France, and Belgium. I found more photos of the Sapo Game showing different styles of the game.
This is my almost completed Sapo Game. It still needs to be colored in some way and I need to add the points or numbers so you can determine your score while playing the game.
This is just two samples of the available Sapo Games. Apparently, this game was a gambling option other than playing card games for Cowboys in the Old West.
If you visit this web site, it shows different ways of playing the Sapo Frog Game.
https://www.sapo-usa.com/how-to-play/