Several years ago Rhiassa Games introduced to the Realms a brand new table game called Luck of the Lion, seen since then at several Feast of the Leviathan events and at the Clontarf Shuffle as well. The will behind that project was to introduce custom Realms-themed table games to the community to make the casino experience in our game more unique.
Now Rhiassa Games, with the kind cooperation of the Saurabian Casino and the Church of Tychasaurus, would like to introduce the next table game in that series.
Saurian Sprint!
Saurian Sprint is meant to capture the feel of being in Norlund watching the dinosaur races on a sunny day, a betting slip in your hand, hoping to take it all on the long odds of a dark hose (dino) coming from behind and winning big. It's a dynamic, interactive table game where anything can happen with the next roll of the dice.
Nine dinosaurs start lined up to race on the track on the left side of the board. That series of squares is meant to represent a 3-lap race track (with the final lap elongated to simulate how hard it is to bring it all home when exhaustion starts to set in).
The dealer rolls two six-sided dice and the result indicates which dinosaur then moves one space forward on its track. If the same result comes up twice in a row it could even result in some bonus movement for some of the dinosaurs. The dealer continues to roll the dice and move dinos forward until a first, second, and third place cross the finish line.
There are lots of ways to bet during Saurian Sprint!
In the center of the table are a series of red rectangles that are the prop bets. These are all bets that must be made before the race begins and are of all kinds, from betting on the specific place dinos will finish in to bets about which dinos will outpace other dinos.
To the right of all the prop bets are the place bets. These are bets about which dinosaurs will have crossed the finish line when the race is over. WIN means being the first dino to cross the finish line. PLACE means being the first or second dino to cross. SHOW means being the first, second, or third to cross.
The largest block of bets where you can see WIN, PLACE, and SHOW are all bets that must be made before the race starts, but you can also place bets during the middle of the race.
As the race develops and you can see which dinosaurs sprint out ahead, you can make further bets. While all dinosaurs are still on the first lap, you can make bets on which ones will WIN or PLACE. And as long as no dino has crossed onto the final lap, you make still make bets on which one will WIN. All these bets are further on the right side of the board.
A more thorough explanation of the rules and odds can be found on the Rhiassa web page at: http://rhiassa.com/games/gambling.html
Rhiassa games is proud to introduce this game to the Realms and have it premiere at this year's Clontarf Shuffle in a few weeks.
Special thanks to Pi Fisher for calculating all of the odds for this game and Carol Wohlmuth for painting the dinosaur minis.
