Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Prop: Luck of the irish!

[bd <bdonlan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 17 June 2002 11:12 pm, Rob Speer wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 05:49:54PM -0400, bd wrote:
> > Would a payoff of 1.5 * bet work?
>
> Well, yes, but then you're back to such an obscene house advantage that
> nobody would use it.
>
> A reasonable version would be one where the House wins in case of a tie.
> Then the odds go like this (keeping the "random number from 0 to Luck"
> part):
>
> Luck   Odds
> ----  -----
>   -3  39.1%
>   -2  41.5%
>   -1  43.3%
>    0  44.4%
>    1  46.1%
>    2  48.7%
>    3  52.1% (so luck=3 should either be not allowed or be hard to attain)

How's this, then:

{{
__Luck of the irish__

Create the following rule:
{{
__Luck__
There exists a dimension names luck. Luck starts at 0. Luck must be an 
integer. Luck must be between -2 and 2. At the end of each nweek, the luck of 
all players with positive luck decreases by one, and the luck of all players 
with negative luck increases by one.
}}

Create the following rule:
{{
__Leprechaun gnomes__
There exists a type of gnome called the leprechaun gnome. A leprechaun gnome  
has 1 hp. A player may squeeze a leprechaun gnome in eir possession to  
decrease its hp by 1 and increase eir Luck by one. Leprechaun gnomes may not 
be bought.

At the end of each nweek, if less than two leprechaun gnomes exist, one is 
placed randomly on the grid.
}}

Amend the third paragraph of rule 752 to read as follows:
{{
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's roll plus a random 
number between 0 and eir Luck is greater than the roll of the casino, 1.5 * 
(number of points bet) is transferred from the Gremlin fund and to the 
Player.
}}

Place two leprechaun gnomes on the Grid at random locations.
}}


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