By my bedside comes the bright moonlight,

It covers the floor like frost.

Looking up I see the clear moon,

Looking down I miss my dear home.

熟悉吧？

没错

就是流传千古的《静夜思》

是游子思乡时的心境写照

（今夜，我将凝望明月，我知道——

海角天涯某处，你也在望着它。）

即将到来的中秋之夜

除了吟诗作赋

饮酒赏月、品尝月饼、

猜谜、观潮、玩花灯、饮桂花酒……

都将在广袤华夏大地上如火如荼地进行

而在福建厦门地区

家家户户更喜欢一种好玩的游戏：

『中秋博饼』

何为博饼

（Gaming for Mooncakes）

可以吃吗?

Six dice in a porcelain bowl and mooncakes

6个骰子、一个陶瓷碗、块月饼

博饼，简单说就是掷骰子赢月饼。

具体是这么操作的——

First, a player, usually the most elderly or respected at the table, is elected to throw the first two dice. The total number on the dice, such as eight, indicates that the eighth person to his right will start the game.

首先，由一个人（通常为年高望重者）掷出2个骰子确定谁先开始游戏。如若2个骰子的总和为8，那么其右手边的第8个人就先掷骰。

Once this player has thrown his six dice, the game continues counterclockwise until everyone has had a turn. Then the points are tabulated to decide who wins this round, and the prize he gets.

第一个人掷出6个骰子后，其他人按逆时针方向继续依次掷骰，直到轮完一轮为结束。游戏结果会以表格形式展现，如玩家的掷骰点数情况、游戏赢家及所获奖品等。

那么

谁掷的骰子点数最多

谁就能吃到大饼喽？

没那么简单！

▼请看博饼规则图▼

看了这个规则

小军感觉状元太难博了……

Gaming for Mooncakes

所以这么难博的状元

就给块月饼吗？

不错。

在古代

状元确实是一块大饼

不过这大饼

有着特殊的意义

清康熙年间《台湾府志》卷六记载：“(中秋)是夜士子逆为燕饮赏月，制大饼一块，中以红朱涂一‘元’字，用骰子掷以夺之，有秋闱夺元之想。”

在古代，中秋过后往往要举行“秋闱”会考，士子们就会凑一桌，掷骰子夺“元”饼，预卜考试能否夺得状元。秋闱博状元饼（一块）可以看作是今天博饼的雏形。

The game is now modernized to make it more exciting, with gifts for players instead of just a mooncake.

博饼演变到今天，已经变得刺激多了，因为奖品不止是一块大饼了ω!！

大到手机平板

小到餐巾手纸

只有想不到

没有博不到

……

其实

博饼与古代科举制

有密切关系

是十分有意思的习俗

年

还入选为第二批国家级非物质文化遗产名录

然而

更有意思的是它的起源

关于博饼的历史有几种说法

其中流传最多的一则

竟与民族英雄

郑成功收复台湾有关……

A general's brilliant idea to cheer up his troops.

军事将领鼓舞士气的妙计

It was during the early days of the Qing Dynasty (). The military remnants of the toppled Ming Dynasty () had retreated to Fujian province, where they looked toward the island of Taiwan as a base and refuge. But first, they had to fight the Dutch, who had occupied the island.

清初，驻军厦门的明朝残余将士准备将台湾建设为抗清基地。但是他们首先要同侵占台湾的荷兰殖民者展开战斗。

Zheng Chenggong led his men in a long siege on the Dutch. His fleet eventually wiped out the soldiers from Holland and the island was finally his. That's the brief background.

郑成功带领这些将士们长期围攻荷兰人。他的舰队最终将荷兰人驱之岛外，收复了台湾。这是简要背景。

But during that long and weary process of laying siege, his men were often homesick and demoralized, especially during traditional festivals.

但是，在漫长而疲惫的围攻过程中，将士们时常想家，士气低落，每逢传统佳节更是如此。

That was when a general under his command came up with the idea of throwing a party during Mid-Autumn Festival. Well, once you have a party, you had to have food, drink and party games. The excitement and rowdiness of the game helped chase away the homesick blues.

这时，郑成功手下的一位将军想了个好主意：中秋节当日举办晚会! 既然是聚会，就要有好吃的、好喝的、还有好玩的。于是乎，众将士在游戏中兴高采烈，呼叫声不绝于耳，思乡的愁绪也就随之消散了。

这位聪明的将军

以“博饼”稳固了军心

为此后的克敌制胜创造了条件

中秋博饼流传至今

讨的就是一个欢心

博的是一个好运

小小的博饼活动

倾注了人们美好的感情寄托！

年年今夜，月华如练

中秋夜

不论你是谁——

年轻 or年长

单身 or有伴

不论你身在何处

在家 or海外

健身 or 肥宅

值班 or聚会

让我们举杯邀月，共同祝愿：

愿故友安泰，愿所思常健！

愿清辉拂照处，岁岁有佳宴！

愿承诺的爱不被辜负，初心依旧坚守！

愿祖国早日统一，花好月圆！

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