Chance Box

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The Chance Box is a portable gambling game for silvers. It has been sold at Tiles of Chance, which is located in the Kraet Encampment just outside of Bloodriven Village.

Analyze

You take a closer look at a bone-inlaid mahogany box. You analyze the mahogany box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

The Chance Box is a portable gambling game for silvers. To play, put the box on the floor to establish ownership and deposit silvers into the "House Bank," which can hold between 400 and 2 billion silvers. Others may then bet and spin the discs for a chance to win. While on the floor, the box will remain safe for about 15 minutes after gaming ends. Only the owner may pick it up, and doing so clears ownership. The House Bank must be empty first. READ the box for gameplay and payout information.

GAMEPLAY ACTIONS PLACE Put on the floor to begin play. 
DROP [# COINS] COINS ON BOX Deposit silvers into the House Bank. 
DROP NOTE ON BOX Deposit a bank note into the House Bank. GATHER Withdraw the House Bank's holdings. 
GLANCE View disc symbols and bank information. 
RUB Reset all discs to blank. 
TAP BOX WITH [# COINS] Place a bet and spin the discs.

The box may have its base/long description altered and must remain constructed of wood, which will always show as lacquered. The show description cannot be changed, but the elements listed below may be customized by any willing merchant.

MATERIAL SETTINGS 
Box wood: mahogany
Box edging: stylized bone inlay 
Disc material: bronze 
Axle metal: iron

COLOR SETTINGS 
Spinning disc light: bone white 
*Runes: inky black 
*Smooth edge paint: white 
*Gameplay text paint: black

*Should offer sufficient contrast for visibility against the mahogany.

SHOW DESCRIPTION
Surrounded by stylized bone inlay along the edges, the face of the roughly tambourine-sized and shaped box is fashioned from thin panels of brightly lacquered mahogany. Inky black runes connect three small round holes that form a triangle with a larger hole in the center. Each circular space houses a bronze disc that can easily spin on an iron axle. One smooth edge of the box is painted white and houses a coin slot.

The mahogany box cannot be lightened or deepened.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
DROP # Silver On Box Owner Only By setting up the lacewood box's House Bank, you understand that anyone who plays has a chance to win some or all of the silvers you deposit, the box cannot be picked up with silvers in the House Bank, and withdrawals return the full balance in silvers.

Repeat the command within 10 seconds to confirm your deposit of 25,000 silvers.

DROP # Silver On Box - Confirm Owner Only You quickly feed 25,000 silvers into a mosaic-edged lacewood box's coin slot, which glows with cobalt blue light.

Along the coin slot's opening, small ebon text and glowing cobalt blue runes show: "Bank 25,000 | Max Bet 6,250."

XXXX quickly feeds some silvers into a mosaic-edged lacewood box's coin slot, which glows with cobalt blue light.
GATHER Owner Only The lacewood box's House Bank will return 25,000 silvers. Repeat the command within 10 seconds to confirm.
GATHER - Confirmed Owner Only You hold a hand up to the lacewood box's coin slot as it glows cobalt blue and produces 25,000 silvers, which you quickly pocket. XXX holds a hand up to the lacewood box's coin slot as it glows cobalt blue and produces some silvers, which (he/she) quickly pockets.
GET w. Silvers in It Owner Only You must use GATHER to empty the lacewood box's House Bank first.
GET Owner Only You must use GATHER to empty the lacewood box's House Bank first.
GLANCE Any One You gently grab a hovering lacewood box from midair, and its downward cobalt blue glow fades. XXXX gently grabs a hovering lacewood box from midair, and its downward cobalt blue glow fades.
LOOK Any One A cobalt blue glow projects downward from the lacewood box as it hovers above the ground.

Surrounded by incredibly tiny blue and white ceramic tiles along the edges, the face of the roughly tambourine-sized and shaped box is fashioned from thin panels of brightly lacquered lacewood. Cobalt blue runes connect three small round holes that form a triangle with a larger hole in the center. Each circular space houses a whalebone disc that can easily spin on a steel axle. One smooth edge of the box is painted sky blue and houses a coin slot.

The three smaller discs appear blank, as does the larger disc in the center. There appears to be something written on it.

PLACE Owner Only By putting the lacewood box on the ground, you understand that it will remain safe while in use but may eventually be subject to being lost, especially since it is not registered to you.
PLACE - Confirm Owner Only You gently place your lacewood box on the ground. As the box projects a downward cobalt blue glow, you watch it rise and settle in midair, hovering in place. -
RUB Any One The hovering lacewood box wobbles and evades your reach. -
RUB Owner You quickly swipe at the lacewood box's discs and watch them blur with nut brown light, then resolve with blank faces. XXXX quickly swipes at the discs on a mosaic-edged lacewood box. They blur with cobalt blue light, then resolve with blank faces.
TAP Syntax You tap a mosaic-edged lacewood box.

(To play the lacewood box, try TAP BOX WITH [# COINS].)

XXXX taps a mosaic-edged lacewood box.
TAP w. Silvers Gambler You insert 5,000 silvers into the lacewood box and tap each of the three discs that form a triangle on its face. The cobalt blue runes connecting them begin to glow, and the whalebone discs easily spin, blurring the symbols stored within as a nut brown nimbus flashes in the incredibly tiny blue and white ceramic tiles along the box's edges. Slowly, the light fades as the discs come to a stop and reveal...
                        colorful peacock
     fruit bat                                 albino kraken

A cobalt blue glow emanates from within the box's coin slot and quickly fades. Roundtime: 3 sec.

XXXX inserts silvers into a mosaic-edged lacewood box and taps each of the three discs that form a triangle on its face. The cobalt blue runes connecting them begin to glow, and the whalebone discs easily spin, blurring the symbols stored within as a nut brown nimbus flashes in the incredibly tiny blue and white ceramic tiles along the box's edges. Slowly, the light fades as the discs come to a stop and reveal...
                        colorful peacock
     fruit bat                                 albino kraken

A cobalt blue glow emanates from within the box's coin slot and quickly fades. You sense that XXX bet 5,000 silvers, did not win anything, and the House Bank now contains 30,000.

Additional Information

Read

In the Common language, it reads:

                                                                THE CHANCE BOX

   This game is simple.  Tap the discs on the other side to set them spinning for a chance to win silvers based on
   the symbols they reveal.

   Most symbols represent a specific town.  The three smaller discs contain landmarks, mascots, and wildcards.
   The larger disc is a bonus and contains celebrities.  Bad wildcards do nothing, while good ones match to other
   symbols.

   At least two symbols must match to win.  A mixed match occurs when symbols do not match but represent the
   same town.  Payouts are increased by matching to the nearest town.

   A House Bank must be established by the owner before play begins.  Bets cannot exceed one fourth of its
   holdings, and the minimum bet is 100 silvers.

   Symbols involved in a winning outcome are highlighted.  A "+" marker indicates a town match.

  --- PAYOUTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |                                                                                            |
  |   MATCH 2:                      MATCH 3:                      MATCH 4:                     |
  |       Mixed              1:1        Mixed              2:1        Mixed            2.5:1   |
  |       Mixed + Town    1.25:1        Mixed + Town    2.25:1        Mixed + Town    2.75:1   |
  |       Matched          1.5:1        Matched            3:1        Matched            4:1   |
  |       Matched + Town  1.75:1        Matched + Town   3.5:1        Matched + Town    Bank   |
  |                                                                                            |
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Resources

Chance Box Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Container
Item(s) Applied to Miscellaneous
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep No
Customizable Yes
Custom Box Wood and Edging
Disc Material and Axle
Spinning Disc Light and Rune
Smooth Edge Painting and Game text Paint
Original Release Venue Duskruin Arena
Item Verbs
DROP GATHER GET GLANCE
LOOK PLACE READ RUB
TAP