Gambling & Games in the Galaxy
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:14 am
Gambling and games in the Galaxy
- Bako: A game played with tiles and dice. Popular with Hutts. Same as Mahjong.
- Bakurat: An ancient game that has fallen out of popular trends in most of the galaxy, said to have originated in the Byss Run. It's similar to Tarot, and is used for both cardgames and fortune-telling. Most of it's remaining popularity (which isn't much) is to its use for fortune-telling.
- Barlaz: Originally from Corellia, it's a dice-game that is played in the fanciest casinos to the slummiest cantinas. Same as Craps.
- Batana: A form of gambling played with physical credits rather than cards or dice. Also known as "The Trickster's Game". Same as Liar's poker.
- Challenge: A so-called Living Card-game, this game requires players to invest a hefty sum of credits into attaining cards to create their own deck to use in games against other players. It has cards with various names and their own numeric values that determines how powerful a card is (in this time-period, it is sold as a Republic vs Empire type of game, and have names related to those factions, like Republic Commander, Imperial Soldier, Senator, Dark Councilor, etc. It is similar to A Game of Thrones LCG).
- Dantooine Double-Hand: Considered to be the precursor to the very popular game Sabacc, Dantooine Double-Hand is still very popular on less refined planets. Similar to Brag.
- Dejarik = A game of strategy and favored by thinkers. The game is played with pieces, physical or holographic on special dejarik-boards. Pro players often comment that while flashy and entertaining to watch, a true player prefers the old-fashioned pieces - on worlds like Alderaan and Coruscant it's very popular to have pieces and boards made out of expensive materials like gemstones or rare wood. Similar to chess.
- Helcos: A trading card-game with the same idea as Challenge, though Helcos is known for being a money-drain on the coffers of competitive players, as there's a multitude of expansions being released regularly, and new cards are needed to stay on top of the competition. Similar to Yu-Gi-Oh.
- Horansi: This cardgame is mostly played in the Core worlds among the lower classes, and is almost never played by upper class folks. It's also known as "Fighting The Landlord" on Coruscant. It's similar to Dou dizhu.
- Klikklak: A game from a little known world in the Outer Rims, Klikklakk is a preferred game for those looking for simplicity or a more Zen-like approach to gambling. It's sophisticated nature has made it a popular game in various parts of the galaxy that know it as Klikklakk. In the Core worlds, it's known as Soule. The game is an interactive session between two players as each try to determine if the other has a card that is of higher or lower value than theirs.
- Lady Luck: A popular casino-game as it is more up to chance than actual skill. Also known as Roulette.
- Laro: A comparing card-game played between a "player" and a "banker". Laro is said to originate from Chandrilla, and it is a popular casino-game as it is easy to play, though difficult to master. It's gotten a rise in popularity the past century because of a series of Republic spy-movies that often has the protagonist engaging in a game of Laro. Same as Baccarat.
- Lugjack: A type of slot-machine.
- Pazaak: One of the most popular games in the galaxy. It's a cardgame where the challenge is to be as close as possible to the number 20 at the end of a round.
- Sabacc: Sabacc is infamous for being the high-stakes gambling game, and many people have won their fortunes at clearing prolific tables. And countless are the people who have lost their fortunes to a game of sabacc. It is a game that is highly praised for its complexity and challenge, and many skilled players that it takes as much nerve as skill to play well.
- Shah-tezh: A very old game, it's closely tied to games like chess and the much more popular dejarik, and by some scholars is considered to be the precursor to those two.
- Yarno: A gambling game played with dominoes. Similar to pai gow.