Navia aut capita

• Navia aut capita meaning Heads or tails was one of three Roman Games of Odds or Evens..

Heads or Tails

• Navia aut capita:
  • meaning ‘Heads or Tails’ because a Roman coin often had a ship (navia) on one side and the Head (capita) of Janus with two faces on the other.

Odds or Evens

• Par Impar:
  • meaning Odds or Evens. A bet was made between two players, as to whether the number of stones held in the hand of one of the player’s was an odd or an even number.

Guess the number of fingers

• Micatio:
  • similar to ‘Par Impar’ except the two players would use their fingers instead of stones and hold up each hand showing 1-5 fingers.
  • The other player would have to guess whether it was an odd or even number, or guess the total number of fingers displayed.