Game of Chance, Monday

[suitably_heroic]

"I was going to take you to the horse races today to talk about bookies and odds, doing your research to know which odds are both smart and profitable, yadda yadda yadda," Atton said.

He waved vaguely at the field full of villagers cheering on four chickens running across the field.

"Obviously," he said, "Someone's gotten into the simulator again."

He didn't know why he expected any better, at this point. "So what the hell, let's go with this," he said. "Do your research. Pick a chicken to bet on. Let's see which one of you actually knows how to play the odds right."

Comments

Sign In!

[suitably_heroic]

Like a chicken.

Re: Sign In!

[era_two_triangle]

Peridot

Re: Sign In!

[snipsnspecks]

Ahsoka Tano

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada Miller

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[giveherahand]

Mara Jade

Listen to the Lecture

[suitably_heroic]

... Or just baffle at how excited people are to be at the Chicken Races.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[era_two_triangle]

Oh hey! Peridot knew what a chicken was! Entirely because of a joke book and that one time Amethyst offered to shapeshift into anything she asked of her, but even so, this was kind of exciting for her.

Chickens! Maybe they'd cross roads!

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[boneyard_girl]

Ada immediately put her hand up. "What's th' house cut, an' what's the minimum bet?"

These were Very Important things to know.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[suitably_heroic]

"Good questions. Minimum bet's one gold," Atton said, "Which isn't much, apparently. No house cut this time. These people are amateurs."

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[boneyard_girl]

Ada got a crafty look in her eyes. "Total amateurs? Do they need someone t' run th' books that actually knows what they're doin'?"

Ada, at least try to fake sincerity or worry for the poor n00bs before you start plotting to rip them off.

Place Your Bets

[suitably_heroic]

Who will win the chicken races? Take your pick and watch those feathery scoundrels run!

The Colonel - 200:1 odds.
The Feathered Avenger - 6:5 odds.
Two-Wings Timmy - 5:1 odds.
Mostly Slow Joe - 18:1 odds.
Mr Cluckles - 2:1 odds.

Re: Place Your Bets

[era_two_triangle]

Peridot really had no idea what the point of racing chickens was, and while she knew full well what the odds meant, she was still going to place her bets on The Colonel because she came from a militaristic race of intergalactic conquerors and his name sounded properly fierce.

Did You Win?

[suitably_heroic]

Race 1 winner - The Colonel
Race 2 winner - The Colonel
Race 3 winner - Mr Cluckles

Talk to the TA

[suitably_heroic]

When he pings in.

Talk to the Teacher

[suitably_heroic]

Who might be muttering "chickens" under his breath a lot.

OOC

[suitably_heroic]

[Embedded content removed during import.]It's running hens. Hallelujah.

Re: OOC

[giveherahand]

I won a prize betting on giant snail races a few weeks ago. I cannot judge.