Aww, Craps
Just inside the Sleazy Back Alley, you encounter a group of shady-looking characters throwing dice against a wall. As you approach, they look up at you expectantly.
"You in?"
| Cheat Just a Little |
You play dice with the gamblers for a while, and each time you get a good roll, you sneakily slide the die up your sleeve and save it for later. After a while, you remember that dice don't work the same way that cards do, and realize that what you've been doing is pretty much completely pointless.
You end up breaking exactly even on Meat, but at least you got some sleight-of-hand practice.
| You gain 5 Sarcasm. |
| Cheat Like Crazy |
You attempt to cheat the gamblers out of some Meat, but before too long, they catch on to what you're doing and take turns punching you really hard in the face. It hurts a lot.
 | You lose some hit points. |
| Bilk 'em, Danno |
You start playing dice with the gamblers, and you cheat like you've never cheated before. That is to say that you cheat like somebody who hasn't ever cheated before, and you're very, very bad at it.
The gamblers catch on almost immediately, and throw you out of the alley like something they just beat the crap out of. Which they did.
| You lose some hit points. |
| Walk Away |
You think back to that time on the train when that gambler gave you some advice. He said that you had to know when to fold 'em, know when to hold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.
Then he drank all of your whiskey, and died without even thanking you. That guy was a jerk.
In any case, this situation seems like one of the third type of situation he described, so you mosey on out of there.
Occurs at The Sleazy Back Alley.
Notes
- The HP loss in the Bilk 'em, Danno adventure is large.
References
- "Bilk 'em, Danno" refers to the phrase "Book 'em, Danno" from the television show Hawaii Five-O.
- "know when to fold 'em, know when to hold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run" refers to a nearly identical line from the song The Joker, by the Steve Miller Band.
