Russian Roulette is a perfect game of chance.This is a dangerous game as it involves the life of the player. In the other versions of the roulette, the game is played for the sake of money, but here it involves the risk of the life of players. There is a revolver with only one bullet and the players have to place it against their head and pull the trigger off. They need to spin the cylinder in their respective turns. This game involves cylinder spinning, which is quite similar to the wheel spinning of traditional roulette. This game is originated in Russia, and therefore, it is called the Russian Roulette. If you are not that crazy to play it, you can try simple roulette online.

How it is played

Players sit by forming a circle and each of them gets a chance of pull the trigger against their own head. If one player pulls the trigger and the bullet is not fired, the revolver is transferred to the next, and it goes on like this. There is only a single bullet in the six chambers of the revolver, which makes the chances of 16.37% of chances to fire the bullet into the own head. It implies that each player gets an equal opportunity to get killed in this game of chance.

The History of Russian Roulette

Theory one-In the 19th century, the Russian soldiers played this sort of game and this factor has probably created the origin of Russian Roulette. However, there is n historical evidence of the persistence of such game during that period. At that time, the Russian soldiers used a double action sun called Nagant M1895 that included seven chambers. The cylinder was twirled outside and does not hang out and that could have been used for randomizing the outcome.

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Theory two- Another instance would be the 1978 movie, Deer Hunter. The movie showcased such game where three soldiers played that game after being captured in the Vietnam war. They were forcefully made to play such games until one survived leaving two others dead. This movie made the game extremely popular and even resulted in the cruel outcome as several boys and men tried to imitate and end up getting killed.

Variations of Game

There could be any number of players and the type of revolver can also vary. In some of these games, the players are not always required to spin the cylinder every time they get the revolver.

Before indulging into this game of chance, think several times as it involves the most precious think on earth- your life. At the same time you can try other roulette variations.