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Gambling in the Neath
Roshirai
Posts: 16
6/8/2015
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I'm a big fan of fictional gambling games and gambling in fictional settings. It's an odd fascination, but I've managed to find a way to live a full and productive life nonetheless.
There are many references to gambling taking place in Fallen London: card games, mostly, but there are also a few snippets referring to dice. I'm curious what games are being played in these cases, given the time period.
The dice are easy: Fallen Londoners most likely partake in hazard. It's also possible that things have advanced enough in the Neath that folks play craps, or some other fictional derivation, but more likely than not, the game of choice involves setting a "point" or "main" somehow and then trying to roll that target.
Trying to suss out the appropriate card game is more difficult. There are lots of mentions of playing for high or low stakes against full tables of people, which likely leaves cribbage out, despite it being period appropriate. Some variant of poker would fit the bill, but during Fallen London's time setting, I believe poker was much, much more of an American game. This stellar infographic would maybe suggest either brag or speculation as being played here, with brag perhaps being a bit more appropriate in a gambling hall context, but neither feels quite right to me.
Is there a canon answer to this question? Anyone else have any thoughts? I admit it's a strange thing to be curious about, but I definitely like over-thinking these sorts of things. 
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Lady Taimi Felix
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6/8/2015
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From the Gaming Tables storylet in the House of Chimes: Since pharo was banned by the Masters of the Bazaar, the casual game in the House is baccarat.
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Lady Taimi Felix: Devoted Wife. Invisible Eminence. Patron of the Shadowy Arts. Monster Hunter. Lady of Adventure. Exceptionally Lethal. Loves a Good Chat over Coffee.
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Jeremy Avalon
Posts: 345
6/8/2015
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"Heart's Hazard" (probably a fictional variant of hazard) is mentioned along with baccarat at the gambling tables in the House of Chimes, and if you pursue a Majestic Pleasure Yacht, you can cast about with a number of your gambling friends, including the roulette and bridge players, to figure out what Mr Apples plays -- "an Oriental game. Much like rummy, but played with tiles." So despite the date, even mahjongg has a smattering of players in the Neath.
(... on that note, perhaps that particular storylet should be updated to match the rest of the long-fixed references to East Asia? And if it has, the wiki needs to get it as well.)
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