Today, it's seen as the one of the more manly stunts available because of the risks involved, reduced somewhat by the common one-round-six-chambers setup. One allegedly factual magazine article claims that Russians call it 'the American game.' There are no indication however that this is true (and such outlandish behaviour would have most likely been recorded as suicides and duels were usually described in length) as the first mention of this game (as well as the name 'Russian roulette' itself) appears in a 1937 short story of the same title by Georges Sundez, a Frenchman. If the latter, to deal with the extreme boredom, as their assignment was often referred to as 'counting trees', while the former was to try and get out of the extremely bloody and inglorious war. History: The game was allegedly invented by the Russians either during World War I or by those assigned to Siberia. If not, there's a maximum of 5 chances to not die. Portrayals of the game differ as to whether the chamber is spun after each 'firing' - if it is, the game can continue indefinitely with a 1 in 6 chance each time.
Each player, in turn, puts the gun to his head and pulls the trigger.Russian Roulette: A game of suicide and luck for 2-6 players.
