You don hear Christmas matter? Na one time wey food dey plenty for table, and we dey connect with family! My family no be joke for December 25, as we dey carry out our food marathon for hours. After we don bend down chop, we dey take chance to digest and squeeze wahala small.

Na so we first play Left, Center, Right some years back, and the game don become our tradition wey everybody dey jam for holiday season! E no dey hard at all; na simply dice game wey get plenty luck for am. If you be the last person wey still get chips, you go carry the pot! Normally, people dey use dollar bills to bet, but my family dey burst scratch-off lottery tickets inside the game. No matter wetin we dey use, na pure enjoyment!

For those wey no sabi this game, make I break am down: Every player need three chips—could be buttons, dollar bills, or even scratchers. When your turn reach, you go roll three dice. For example, let’s say four na ‘left’, five na ‘center’, and six na ‘right’. One, two, and three go mean ‘scratch’.

If you roll four, five, and six, you go give chip to person left, one go enter the center (pot) and one go go right. If you roll only two, three, and four, one chip go just waka to left. Na the same way we go dey rotate till only one player dey stand with chips, and that person go carry the full pot! If you lose all your chips, no worry! Person wey dey your left or right fit still give you chips later, and just like that, you don start again.

My family love scratchers during holiday. Our Santa from Tennessee dey sure say everybody go get some, plus extra ones from our grandma. We no even fit see am as wahala if we throw all our tickets enter the pot since we don already dey luck for scratchers. Na more surprise dey come for winner because dem go open all their tickets and see wetin dem fit win.

And if you dey live for state wey lottery tickets no dey sell, no wahala! We fit use something wey dey on ground to still make the game funny. One time, our schoolteacher kin carry gift cards join as prize, and we use pennies as our chips. Na di winner of each game go choose gift card, and this one help spread the fun more. But abeg, make we no vex, some of those cards don dey expire since forever, and we no even sure if the money don finish.

No matter the prizes wey you dey use, e dey sure say laughter go full everywhere with small betting. Just make e say wait till after Christmas morning so you never enter Santa bad list! E dey sweet to play this game as e go chop time for family bonding, and trust me, if you never try am, you dey miss dry!