[IC] Gambling

Once the Dribbage inquiry is resolved, Nekurr takes his earnings and looks for a way to pay his dues to the goddess Fortuna. The Half-Catfolk hears rumors of plentiful dice games at the Crooked Grin, a rowdy tavern popular with Orcs in Nornholt's Lower City. While he sticks out like a sore thumb among the Orcs inside, his quick wit soon earns him a place at one of the dice tables. The game is Almar's Bones, although the Orcs tend to call it by its name in their tongue, Hintaro.

Nekurr sees he's facing off against two opponents, both Orcs. The game is medium-stakes to start, with an ante of 25 silver. The Saint begins once the participants have all anted up. The players then each roll two dice.

Current Pot: 75 silver.

The Saint asks Dal'Ghul for a wager. He raises 5 silver. Zulgha Bulgan matches this and raises another 20. Dal'Ghul stubbornly matches the wager.

Gambling

Almar's Bones

Almar's Bones is a popular dice game in Nornholt. The game is known by other names around Terrinoth, and is thought to have originated among the Orcs, who call it Hintaro.

Almar's Bones is fairly simple:

1) Select the "Saint" (moderator).
2) Other players ante up. A standard ante is as low as 5 silver and as high as 100.
3) Roll dice. Each player rolls two boost dice (BB).
4) Place bets. Starting to the right of the Saint, the players wager some amount in addition to the ante. Players must meet or raise on the bet of the players before them.
5) Roll again. The Saint asks each player if they wish to reroll one of their two dice.
6) Roll the Dark Lord. The Saint rolls a setback die (K), and its symbols cancel the symbols on the players' dice as normal.

The winner is chosen according to the following rank system:

1st: 2 Success, 2 Advantage (Tukar to Kulro)
2nd: 4 Advantage (Quad Kulro)
3rd: 2 Success (Tukar Tukar)
4th: 2 Advantage (Kulro Kulro)

The entire pot goes to the top-ranked player, and it is split in the case of a tie. If no one achieves one of the four scores listed above, no one wins the pot and the game starts over.

The Saint snorts. "Looks like we may have a winner. Rolling the Dark One now."

"Looks like we have a tie, folks! Both Nekurr and Thad have kulro kulro. Would you like to have a toss off -- high die wins? Or split the pot?"