Billy laughed, arching an eyebrow. "Babe, you're a shape shifter," he teased, poking him in the ribs, "You are the definition of it just happening by itself."
"We usually play for chocolate coins, but sometimes people like to make it more interesting." He picked up the dreidel, pointing out the symbol for Gimel. "Everyone starts with fifteen and puts one in the pot, then you spin and see what comes up. Nun–"nothing"–nothing happens and the next player spins. Gimel–"all"–the player takes the entire pot. Hey–"half"–the player takes half of the pot, rounding up if there is an odd number. And Shin–"put in"–the player puts one marker in the pot. The letters stand in for "Nes Gadol Haya Sham, "A great miracle happened there".