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The game name is spelled incorrectly.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:22 pm
by z1812
The J should be an i. Alea Iacta Est. Meaning " the die is cast." It is surprising no one noticed.
RE: The game name is spelled incorrectly.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:30 pm
by Grim.Reaper
ORIGINAL: z1812
The J should be an i. Alea Iacta Est. Meaning " the die is cast." It is surprising no one noticed.
Not sure how accurate this source is, but an explanation on why some places say "j" and others "I"
http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/iacta-vs-jacta.html
RE: The game name is spelled incorrectly.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:40 pm
by Grim.Reaper
RE: The game name is spelled incorrectly.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:55 pm
by PDiFolco
It comes from "French" transcription of Latin, we spell Jacta but pronounce Iacta indeed (well, the few that ever pronounce it

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