[Tournament – Canto Bight Classic – Canto Royale][S4 - Cantonica - FZ] Canto Bight Poodoai

Canto Bight Poodoai Gambling

In a galaxy that has all but forgotten the thread of the Force, Cantoncia’s casinos have become neo-temples to excess, their air thick with priceless perfume, ionized lightbars, and closely nurtured desperation. Among the countless games of chance, Poodoai stands out as one of the oldest and crudest, beloved precisely because of its tangible rush. Cantonica socialite Heleya Arkryk favors it for that reason alone.

The game is played with a matched pair of Depatar dice: asymmetrical, warm to the touch, carved from polished crystal, unbreakable but feather-light from the unique pressurized gas environment of Genarius. Though Poodoai can be played in a variety of styles, veteran gamblers swear the only true way to play is with Depatar cubes, and that these unique dice only favor real winners. Before a throw, tradition demands the dice be breathed on, kissed, or briefly pressed to the forehead, rituals meant to coax luck from the table. Ignoring these rituals is an easy way to be yelled off the table.

When the throws start rolling hot, the table erupts, the crowd riding wave after wave of the orbital highs. However a single dead cast, a true poodoai, shatters the rhythm. The table goes cold. Chips are pulled back. Superstitions flare. The thrower is often accused of angering the dice, and sometimes the crowd decides a fight is the only way to appease them.

The dutiful Canto Bight police keeps a visible presence nearby, stepping in quickly at the first hint of cheating. Of course, “cheating” is a flexible term, and one that can be softened with the right number of credits slipped into an idle palm. The house always gets paid, and so do the police.