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Play Langur Burja Online: the Nepali Festival Dice Game

Six dice, six symbols and a banker. Free in your browser with play counters only: nothing to buy, deposit or cash out.

Thankot.com Editorial Desk Last checked 31 August 2026 4 min read

Put counters on any of the six symbols, roll all six dice at once, and you are paid for every die that lands on a symbol you backed. This is the game you will find on a cloth at the edge of every Dashain and Tihar fairground in Nepal.

These are play counters. There is no purchase, no deposit, no withdrawal and no link to any betting operator. Note also that this version pays out from a single match, which is more generous than the rule used on the street, so results here do not reflect a real board. The rules and odds page sets out both payout conventions and the exact probabilities.

🎲 Langur Burja · Traditional Festival Dice

Coins: 🪙 1,000

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How to Play

Place your bet coins on any of the six symbols (Flag, Crown, Diamond, Heart, Spade, Club).

Select a chip value (10, 50, 100, 500) and click on a board square to add bets.

Click "Roll Dice" to spin the 6 traditional festival dice.

Payout: If a symbol you bet on shows up in the rolled dice, you receive your bet back plus N times your bet (where N is the number of matching dice). If zero match, you lose the bet.

Langur Burja rules in brief

Langur Burja (लङ्गुर बुर्जा) takes its name from the langur, the grey hill monkey whose head shaped the traditional shaking cup, and burja, the crown or bastion. Six six-sided dice carry six symbols instead of pips, and a printed cloth carries the same six.

The symbols. Jhanda flag, burja crown, itta diamond, pan heart, hukum spade and chidi club.
Placing. Stake on one or more symbols. Each symbol is a separate bet settled on its own.
The roll. All six dice are shaken and thrown together, then read at once.
Settlement. Count how many dice show your symbol. On the street, zero or one match loses the stake and two or more returns the stake plus that many times the stake. This browser version pays from a single match upward.
No skill. Once the stake is placed there is no decision left. The dice have no memory and no symbol is due.

The number worth carrying away is this: with six fair dice your symbol shows up zero times on 33.5 percent of rolls and exactly once on 40.2 percent. That is 73.7 percent of rolls, and on a street board both outcomes take your stake. It gives the banker an edge of roughly 13.9 percent, which is about five times the edge on European roulette.

The full Langur Burja rules and odds page gives the exact binomial table for every number of matches, works the expectation through, explains why backing several symbols does not help, and covers where and when the game is played in Nepal.

Playing Langur Burja online: common questions

How this version works, what the symbols mean and what the odds actually are.

Is this Langur Burja game played for real money?

No. It uses play counters only. There is no purchase, deposit, transfer or withdrawal, and no link to any betting operator. The counters exist so the mechanics and the odds can be seen at work.

What are the six Langur Burja symbols?

Jhanda the flag, Burja the crown, Itta the diamond, Pan the heart, Hukum the spade and Chidi the club. All six dice carry the same six faces, and the betting board shows the same six symbols.

How many dice does Langur Burja use?

Six. All six are thrown together and read at once. The related British game Crown and Anchor uses three dice, which is why payout rules borrowed from it behave very differently on a six dice board.

How is the payout calculated?

By counting how many of the six dice show the symbol you backed. This browser version returns your stake plus that many times your stake whenever at least one die matches. The street rule in Nepal is harsher: nothing is paid on zero or one match.

What are the real odds in Langur Burja?

With six fair dice your symbol appears zero times on 33.5 percent of rolls, exactly once on 40.2 percent, twice on 20.1 percent and three times on 5.4 percent. Four or more matches together account for under one percent. Under the street rule that gives the banker an edge of about 13.9 percent.

Is Langur Burja legal in Nepal?

Casino gambling in Nepal is restricted to licensed venues and Nepali citizens are generally barred from them. The festival dice boards seen during Dashain and Tihar are tolerated by custom rather than by a general legal permission, and enforcement varies.

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