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Tavern Games PDF
Tavern Games PDF
HAZARD
Hazard is a common dice game found in most taverns and is popular
among the common folk. The rules are simple and easily learned. The game
uses a pair of dice, often fashioned out of bone or wood.
The first player, known as the caster, starts the game by placing his bet
in the center of the playing area. Other players who wish to join place their
bets in the center as well. Once the bets have been noted, the caster throws
the dice. If the total on the two dice is a seven or eleven, he wins the game.
If the result is two or twelve, he loses and the dice are passed to the next
player and the game starts again. Any other result is known as the mark.
The caster collects the dice and tosses them again. If the throw results in an
eleven or equals the mark, he wins. Otherwise, if the roll is a two, three, seven,
or twelve, he loses and the dice are passed. On any other result, nothing
happens and the caster throws the dice again until either winning or losing.
If the caster wins, he takes all the stakes in the center. If he loses, then
each of the other players take their stake back along with an equal amount
of the caster’s money.
AD ELTA STELPUR
“Chasing the Girls,” similar to backgammon, is a popular import from
Ivinia and is mainly played in Orbaal. The board is marked with 24 strips
of wood, divided into four groups. Each player has six counters (one set
is red, the other white) that are set up in diagonally opposite corners. The
counters are moved according to the throw of a pair of dice. Only results
of one, six, and doubles count. For each roll of one or six, a counter can
be moved a similar number of places. On a double, two counters may be
moved by the number of places shown by the die. A double six allows four
counters to be moved six places. If a counter ends up in a space occupied
by an opponent’s counter, that piece if removed from the game. If the
space is occupied by a player’s own piece, the counter is moved on to the
next vacant space. Each player rolls the dice in turn until one player has no
pieces remaining.
CREDITS
Writers: Jonathan Davidson
Artist: Richard Luschek
Contributors: John Sgammato,
Thomas Shook
Editors: Brent Bailey, Grant Dalgliesh
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