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I finally found out more information about the game Alexander and Hephaestion were playing during the celebration where Arrhidaeus was introduced. It is called kottabos, and after reading more about it, I am surprised that the CVs included this in the Macedonian track, and even more at how far off the track they have gone with the depiction of Macedonian culture and grandeur, trivializing all of Alexander's achievements. The scene is from episode 25 where Alexander drinks a little before flinging the famous red liquid (which we jokingly refer to as Rooh Afza here) at the target, and says:
Dum baazuon mein hota hai, sharaab mein nahin.
and the whole aura around Alexander and his smartness seems a far cry from what we see these days.
You can read more about this game of skill here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottabos https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kottabos-ancient-greek-wine-spilling-game
https://www.livescience.com/49441-greek-drinking-game-kottabos-recreated.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2911510/The-ancient-Greek-DRINKING-GAME-Expert-reveals-play-kottabos-revellers-fling-wine-centre-room.html
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/22/the-ancient-greeks-had-a-drinking-game-called-kottabos-2/
Jodha Akbar
