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Sabacc is a game played with a deck of 76 cards. In the Star Wars Universe, this game is played with an electronic deck in which the cards change value due to electronic impulses.

There are four suits in the game of Sabacc. These are:

·Staves

·Sabers

·Flasks

·Coins

Numbered Cards

Each suit contains eleven numbered cards (1-11), with corresponding values.

Ranked Cards

Each suit also contains four ranked cards:

·Commander (valued at 12)

·Mistress (valued at 13)

·Master (valued at 14)

·Ace (valued at 15)

Face Cards

In addition, the Sabacc deck contains sixteen face cards. These are listed below, and there are two of each. These cards are not assigned a suit. The different rule variants change the values of these cards, which can either be positive or negative. The Idiot card's value never changes and is always zero no matter what rule variant is being played. ·Idiot ·Rancor ·Jedi Knight ·Jedi Master

·Dark Jedi

·Lord of the Sith

·Smuggler

·Bounty Hunter

The standard rules never change no matter what version of the game is being played. Sabacc is always played with a deck of 76 cards. The Idiot card always has a value of zero and the numbered cards are worth their face value (one=1, two=2, etc). The ranked cards are valued as follows: Commander=12, Mistress=13, Master=14, Ace=15. The game is dealt out like poker, except that each player has four cards instead of five. After all hands are dealt, each player may discard cards and receive new ones. The number of

cards you are able to discard depends on the rules you are playing by. Add up the value of your cards to find your total. If your total is under 23, then your hand value is the same as your total. If your total is over 23, then your hand value is equal to your total, minus 23. (ex. You have a hand totalling 29; 29-23=6, so your hand is worth six points.) If your hand totals over 46, then you automatically lose. To have a perfect hand in Sabacc, all of your cards must have a value of 23. This is accomplished by

having a hand which totals 23 (Pure Sabacc) or 46 (Sabacc). Pure Sabacc always beats regular Sabacc. You can also win with an Idiot's Array; an Idiot card, a two, and a three. An Idiot's Array automatically wins if no one has a perfect hand. The different rule variants will list an additional combination of cards that will win if no one has a perfect hand or an Idiot's Array. If no player gets 23, has an Idiot's Array, or has the winning card combination, then the player with the highest hand value

wins. The rest of the rules change according to what variant you are playing.

These rules will make the Jedi Knight and Jedi Master cards stronger. You can discard up to two cards, and up to four if you have a Jedi Master in your hand. The combination of cards to have is a Jedi Knight, a Jedi Master, and any numbered Saber. This is called a Jedi's Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=9

·Jedi Knight=3

·Jedi Master=3

·Dark Jedi=-14

·Lord of the Sith=10

·Smuggler=10

·Bounty Hunter=9

These rules will make the Jedi Knight and Jedi Master cards stronger. You may discard no more than three cards. The combination of cards to have is both Jedi Knights, and an ace. This is called a Force Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=7

·Jedi Knight=3

·Jedi Master=4

·Dark Jedi=12

·Lord of the Sith=-10

·Smuggler=5

·Bounty Hunter=9

These rules will make the Jedi Knight, Jedi Master, and Smuggler cards stronger. You have a choice of discarding one or three cards, and you may not discard any other number of cards besides one and three. The combination of cards to have is a Jedi Knight, a Jedi Master, and a Smuggler. This is called a Republic Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=8

·Jedi Knight=4

·Jedi Master=3

·Dark Jedi=12

·Lord of the Sith= -11

·Smuggler=4

·Bounty Hunter=10

These rules will make the Bounty Hunter, Dark Jedi, and Lord of the Sith cards stronger. You may discard no more or less than two cards. The combination of cards to have is a Lord of the Sith, a Commander, and an Ace. This is called a Sith Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=7

·Jedi Knight=15

- Jedi Master=-9

·Dark Jedi=3

·Lord of the Sith=4

·Smuggler=7

·Bounty Hunter=3

Using these rules, you can discard two or four cards. The combination of cards to have is both Smugglers, and a Jedi Knight. This is called a Partnership Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=7

·Jedi Knight=4

·Jedi Master=6

·Dark Jedi=9

·Lord of the Sith=-8

·Smuggler=5

·Bounty Hunter=7

Using these rules, you may discard one card, or up to four if you have a Bounty Hunter or Smuggler in your hand. The combination of cards to have is a a Smuggler, a Bounty Hunter, and any numbered Coin. This is called a Criminal's Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=5

·Jedi Knight=7

·Jedi Master=8

·Dark Jedi=-11

·Lord of the Sith=10

·Smuggler=6

·Bounty Hunter=5

These rules will make the Bounty Hunter, Rancor, and Smuggler cards stronger. You may discard no less than two cards. The combination of cards to have is both Smugglers, and any numbered Coin. This is called a Smuggler's Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=4

·Jedi Knight=10

·Jedi Master=-13

·Dark Jedi=11

·Lord of the Sith=11

·Smuggler=4

·Bounty Hunter=3

Using these rules, you may discard three cards, no more or less than three. The combination of cards to have is both Bounty Hunters, and any numbered Coin. This is called a Hunter's Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=5

·Jedi Knight=-7

·Jedi Master=8

·Dark Jedi=7

·Lord of the Sith=8

·Smuggler=6

·Bounty Hunter=3

Using these rules, you may discard up to two cards, but no more than two. The combination of cards to have is four Flasks, either numbered or ranked. This is called a Temporal Array. Face card values are listed below.

·Rancor=7

·Jedi Knight=8

·Jedi Master=-6

·Dark Jedi=5

·Lord of the Sith=4

·Smuggler=6

·Bounty Hunter=6

At the end of a hand of Sabacc, your score for that hand is the same as your hand's value. If your total is over 46, then you subtract 46 from your total, and subtract the difference from your score. (ex. Your hand totals 48; 48-46=2, so you subtract 2 from your cumulative score). If you get an Idiot's Array or another Array, then your score for that hand is 23. If you win the hand, you get a 10 point bonus added to your score.

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For those of you who are unfimiliar with the Knights of the Old Republic games (KOTOR & KOTOR 2). Not only do I suggest you play them, but Ill quickly explain the rules of Pazaak. Which is MUCH simpler than sabacc.

Pazaak is played ALMOST like the game of "Blackjack", with a few slight alterations.

The first alteration is that each pesrson has thier own deck, they shuffle their decks and draw 4 cards from that deck. These cards ar plus (+) and minus (-) cards. +4 or -1 for example (sometimes therea re even the rare +/- cards). These cards are used during gameplay to increase, or decrease the players current hand number.

As with Blackjack, Pazaak is played in hands. Each player is dealed one card from the master deck (which contains cards ranging from 1-10, not +/-, just normal cards.). The first player may either take a card, play one of their + or - cards, or stand with thier current value, than Player two repeats. The first person to reach 20 (Pazaak), the person with the highest value after both players have stood (19 and 18 for example, the 19 would win.), or the person that did not bust wins the hand. To bust you get a value OVER 20. Although you dont automaticaly lose when you have a value over 20, you can still use - cards to get out of the +20 area ( a + card would not help here). If the person can not escape the +20 mark with his + or - cards, he bust, and the other person wins.

The game is draw if both players get "Pazaak", or both get the same value (19 and 19, 18 and 18, etc.)

The first person to win 3 hands, is the winner of the game (and receves the bet money, if any).

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Kalbarr(GHOST)
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Bri'ar GoldyeMayor of Serenity
Master Droid Engineer, Master Smuggler
Vendors at 572, 2628 in Serenity on Lok

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Smuggler, Smuggler, Smuggler Pie, Two years of "Soon"(TM), a harsh bunch of lies.
Ask me a riddle and I reply: "Smuggler, Smuggler, Smuggler Pie"

Smuggler, Smuggler, Smuggler Pie, Dancers can't smuggle and neither can I.
Ask me a riddle and I reply: "Smuggler, Smuggler, Smuggler Pie."

Smuggler, Smuggler, Smuggler Pie, Why are there Jedi, I don't know why.
Ask me a riddle and I reply: "Smuggler, Smuggler, Smuggler Pie."

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Kohs V'sto
I wanted Smuggling for Christmas
but all i got was
<--- this stupid hat.
I am Jack's ignored profession.
Luke Skywalker is DEAD!

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Gambling!

Women!

Drinking!

The trio of vices will be complete! ...And I will be poor forevermore

Tapoh...paying customer since July 03....

No longer!

V E E L A "her royal hawtness"
I am Jack's Smirking Revenge. I am Jack's Ignored Profession.
Theed was a bustling commerce city...people hawked their wares, danced, laughed, dueled, and had a rollicking good time. Cantinas packed with Entertainers of every race, shape and size...along with scoundrels, Stormtroopers, and drunks. People grouped up and stuck together in the wilderness, and you ALWAYS took a Scout or a Ranger with you. We lived our own Star Wars saga. We created our own personas, our own histories, and it all blended into this wonderful, magical experience that I will always remember...

That magic is gone now, but I'd pay 50 bucks a month to have it back.

Editor's Note: The author of the above post has quit giving SOE her money. She suggests you do the same, because this game will never be what you want it to be.

Ahem... Which is???

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gassygunslinger wrote:

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MISTagent01 wrote:

Scarily, this was brought up in the Content Forum at Fan Fest...there's a reason (even though I don't like it, I guess I understand it) why the Hutt Casino was kind of scrapped. It's the same reason we won't see more than a smidgen of gambling in game.

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Ahem... Which is???

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Sorry... stupid me.

V E E L A "her royal hawtness"
I am Jack's Smirking Revenge. I am Jack's Ignored Profession.
Theed was a bustling commerce city...people hawked their wares, danced, laughed, dueled, and had a rollicking good time. Cantinas packed with Entertainers of every race, shape and size...along with scoundrels, Stormtroopers, and drunks. People grouped up and stuck together in the wilderness, and you ALWAYS took a Scout or a Ranger with you. We lived our own Star Wars saga. We created our own personas, our own histories, and it all blended into this wonderful, magical experience that I will always remember...

That magic is gone now, but I'd pay 50 bucks a month to have it back.

Editor's Note: The author of the above post has quit giving SOE her money. She suggests you do the same, because this game will never be what you want it to be.