[Artemisia] Uprising Gambling House

[Sue Clemenger]

I'm about as unlucky as they come, gambling-wise (which is probably the 
major contributing reason to why I don't! <g>), but this sounds fun!
Do you have any "room" for a couple of donated items for the prize 
auction? I've got 20 yards of undyed raw silk I'd donate....
--maire

Bruce Padget wrote:

> Thursday night at Uprising -- immediately following court -- we'll be trying
> something that is relatively new in Artemisia.
> 
> It's simple....come to the Meadow Muffin Inn (cleverly disguised as a
> gambling house), pay a mere dollar, and receive five beautiful tokens.  The
> more dollars, the more tokens.  Such a deal!
> 
> But wait, there's more -- our helpful staff will be running a variety of
> period games, on which you can wager those tokens.   If the games we're
> running aren't to your taste, we'll also have gear and learned instructors
> for open gaming.  Fear not, we'll come up with a period way to fleece your
> friends that will be to your liking.  (The game, that is -- we cannot
> guaranty results to your liking...)
> 
> At the end of the evening, their will be a prize auction, and gaming tokens
> will be the only currency accepted.  Players may pool their winnings as they
> like for the auction.  (But then you'd need another roll of the dice to
> decide who actually wins the prize, right? :D)
> 
> All monies taken in (all of it -- nothing out for expenses) go to the
> Kingdom coffers.
> 
> So...bring your cash, your slivers from the True Cross (or whatever else
> brings you luck), and come get schooled...er, that is, enjoy an entertaining
> educational experience.