Nikk

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+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>チーパー</reb>

OK.
Interesting article. Broome was the centre of the pearling industry, and had a sizeable Japanese community in the late 19C. I've not been there, but we're booked to go there next year for a trip to the Kimberleys.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-12/chee-fah-gambling-game-memories-of-broome-pearling-history/13146156
"If you're ever in Broome, Western Australia, make sure to pay special attention to where you're sitting.

You could be resting your back on a bench carved with a piece of Broome's history: a riddle from the old gambling game Chee Fah.

Also know as Chiffa and Cheefah, it was a popular game of riddles played by pearlers in Broome."

(i don't think the Japanese version used riddles at all, that might have been a later development)

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19461/gambling-games-malaya (book from 1955)
"Chee Fah, Hwah Hwey or 36 Numbers"

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-<gloss>gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen</gloss>
+<gloss>chee fah</gloss>
+<gloss>chiffa</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen</gloss>