A female Diaboli, dressed as a priest with red wool clothes, called Ayvlis Azshara comes to Kada-El's tavern. In there, she finds some people taking her dinner. Some are talking, others explaining some ancient tales. She comes in there, raises his staff and announces:
"Have a good dinner, citizens of Hydlaa".
People turns their gaze to her, and pay attention to her words.
"I am proud to announce that I have developed a new game to be played around Hydlaa. The game is called "Blackdice" [based in blackjack]. I am here because I want to promotion this game which can make you earn money while having fun."
Some muttered "earn money...". A Lemur stand up in front of Ayvlis Azshara please, mistress, get a sit and come with us. We are willing to hear you.
Ayvlis bows "thank you, sir". Ayvlis takes a sit and begins to explain:
"As you know, we are priests of Laanx. We shall serve him loyally and we try to help everyone into our religion, making them understand that there are 3 ways to do things: The right way, the bad way and the way of Laanx, the perfection. Nevertheless, we have also our own lives, we cannot live in the Temple, sometimes we must do other jobs in order to get some money. So I have developed an area of business in Yliakum based on gambling which will allow we priests to earn some money at time we have fun.
Blackdice is a gambling game which is played with 13-sided dices. It's main objective is getting closer than the croupier to 21, without getting over it. Otherwise, you lose immediately. I'll explain the rules."
RULES:
Starting
The game can be played by several players at once. a good number of players is 8. They play not against each other, but against the "couprier", "the bank", "dealer" or call it as you want. Afterwards, I will make a practical example with 4 players.
1- First, the players must give to the couprier their bets. For example, one player gives [by trade] 80 octas. Another one, 50 hexas, another one 1 hexa and so on. A player who wins will the round recives a prize in a proportion 1:1, unless you get blackdice which is 3:2. Tied you recive back your money. You get blackdice when in your 2 first rolls you get a 1 and a value of 10.
2- After all these trades, the game begins. The couprier rolls 1 13-sided dice. The range of values goes from 1 to 13. Getting a 1 counts as 1 or 11 depending on the situation, 11,12 and 13 count as 10 and the other values keep their original value.
3- Afterwards, one by one, from the left to the right, every player throws 2 dices 13-sided [divided into 2 /roll 13], and sums the gotten numbers.
4- Afterwards, all players, from the left to the right, decide if they want to hit (roll again in order to get closer to 21), double the bet rolling once more(if the sum is 9,10 or 11) or stand (you are happy with your rollsand you don't want to roll anymore). When everyone is finished, then is the turn of the croupier. He must draw cards until he reaches 17 or more, where he must stop immediatelly unless he has rolled a 1.
5-
- If you get more than 21, you automatically lose, even if the croupier lose too (you fail first).
- If you get less than 21 and your value is higher than the croupier, you win. Othewise, you lose (unless you get tied with him).
Let's make understanding all this with an example.
There are three players and the croupier. The couprier is Ayvlis, and three players: A lemur, a Kran and a Nolthrir. They bet respectively [trading her] 1 circle, 2 octas and 3 hexas.
Ayvlis rolls and gets 12. It is counted as 10.
The Lemur rolls 2 dices. First he gets a 1, then a 6. The one is a 11 unless the after sum gets over 21, which becomes a simple 1. The Lemur has got 17.
The Kran rolls and gets 6 and a 7. 6+7 = 13.
The Nolthrir rolls and gets 1 and 13. Unless the couprier gets a 21 in the next roll he makes(tied), Nolthrir has won and he will recive 3+3+1,5 = 7,5 hexas = 75 trias.
Now Ayvlis asks the Lemur "Hit or Stand?", the Lemur is happy with the 17 and says "stand".
Ayvlis asks to the Kran and Kran is not happy with 13, so he says "hit". Hits and rolls again getting a 2. Not happy yet, rolls again and gets a 13. 13+2+10 = 25 he has loosed immediately.
Now, is the turn of the croupier. Previously she rolled a value of 10, so she must roll until he gets 17 or more. She rolls and gets a 6. The Nolthrir now has won and will recive afterwards 75 trias. Ayvlis rolls again and gets a 4, 10+6+4 = 20, the croupier has won to the Kran and the Lemur.
That's all. If you want to learn, I can teach you [in-game] how to play without betting. For now, we are accepting all kind of bets until 350 tria (we are testing if it is a good business). In time we will increase the bets. [Come on, call your friends, look for Ayvlis Azshara and play with her in the tavern!].
Give it a try. You will not be disappointed!".
All people in tavern comes to Ayvlis interested and gives her some money to bet and play now...
[NOTE: This game has been created by me and I have pattented it, so if you want to be a "croupier" of this game, please ask me before doing that. For now only the brotherhood of Laanx's priests are officially allowed to be "croupiers" of this game. However anyone can play it as a single player.]
