Heads or tails – it was the game of two-up that wrapped-up Anzac Day in the Hunter.
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TWO-UP
Spinner: Tosses coins.
Boxer: Manages game and betting. Cannot bet.
Ring: Circle for game.
Kip: Flat paddle of wood about 20cm long. Coins are placed on before toss — one with head facing up, the other with tail up.
Heads: Both coins land inside ring with heads up.
Tails: Both coins land with tails facing up.
Odds: One coin shows a head and the other a tail.
Odding Out: Spinning five “odds” in a row, ending spinner’s run.
Come in Spinner: Call given by boxer after all bets have been placed and spinner can toss.
Cockatoo: Lookout who watched for police when two-up was still illegal.