Re: spoon-discuss: Re: spoon-business: The casino(and my first prop!)

[bd <bdonlan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 22 May 2002 18:35, you wrote:
> On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 06:01:27PM -0400, bd wrote:
> > If a Player occupies the same square as the Casino, and the Casino is
> > Open, e can place a bet of any even number of points that is greater than
> > or equal to 10 and less than or equal to 50 and less than or equal to the
> > number of Points they possess. Those points are transferred to the
> > Gremlin fund. 2d6 is rolled for the Player and the Casino. If the Player
> > rolls higher, 1.5 * (number of points bet) is transferred from the
> > Gremlin fund and to the Player.
>
> Hmm. You have to roll higher (not just equal) _and_ you only get 50% of
> your bet added on?
>
> So if you bet 10 points, you have a 44.4% chance of getting 15, or an
> expected payoff of 6.66. That's evil on multiple levels.
>
> Nobody would use this Casino.

Really? You underestimate the power of the dark side of the force. Anyway, the 
points I get for its passing are independent of its use ;)