Category:Games

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This Category is comprises games of chance and skill played for entertainment specifically referred to in the World of Greyhawk™. These might include gambling games like poker and its variants[1] , common entertainment games such as chess and its variants, games played with cards or dice, or other games such as darts, billiards, boxing, sports, or common gnomish games like "dizzy-boff".

There are some number of games which have been mentioned by name about which little or nothing is known. These include:

  • Dice Racing—a dice game. Players roll 1d6 repeatedly, adding to the sum, and try to reach a total of 25 first.[1]
  • Dragoncards—a card game, simulates a battle between knights (player) and a red dragon (dealer).[1]
  • Dragonfire—ante-based card game.[2]
  • Fireball—a dice game, best throw on 5d6.[3]
  • In Between— a dice game.[1]
  • Knives—a dice game, best throw on 3d6.[3]
  • Norebonne—a dice game.[4][5]
  • Pitchforks—a dice game, best throw on 4d6.[3]
  • Two and Three—a dice game.[1]

References

Citations

  1. a b c d e Greyhawk Adventures (1988), p.114, Gambling at the Tables.
  2. "Backdrop:Diamond Lake". Dungeon #124 (Jul 2005), p.53
  3. a b c Dragon #337 (Nov 2005), p.69.
  4. Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.21.
  5. Dragon #124 (Aug 1987), p.Backdrop:Diamond Lake.

Pages in category "Games"

The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.