Chance cube
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A chance cube, also known as a die (pl. dice), was a small, frequently but not always cubical object used for gambling or making 'A or B' decisions. Most common die was a cube giving only two results after throw; three of its sides were one color, while the other three were another.[1] Some of the dice were weighted by the less fair owners (as it is easier 'tempered' than a flip coin).[2]
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[edit] History
- "I just happen to have a chance cube here. Blue—it's the boy. Red—his mother."
- ―Watto, deciding whether to wager Anakin Skywalker or his mother in a bet[src]
Watto used a chance cube he had with him to gamble with Qui-Gon Jinn on the Boonta Eve Classic. After refusing to bet both Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi against Anakin Skywalker's Podracer, he offered to roll his chance cube to decide which slave would be wagered (blue for the boy, red for his mother). Qui-Gon Jinn used telekinesis to influence the fall of the chance cube to ensure that Anakin's freedom would be at stake.[1] However, as Watto had weighted the die (five red spaces and one blue) to ensure winning such random tosses, Jinn's trick took him quite by surprise.[2]
Vilmarh Grahrk once played a game with chance cubes in a casino on Ord Mantell, although these had more than six sides.[3]
Han Solo had a pair of dice-shaped ornaments decorating the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon.[4]
King Katuunko also used a Chance Cube to choose Rugosa for a diplomatic meeting on whether he should join the Galactic Republic or the Confederacy of Independent Systems. [5]
In 31 BBY, Jedi Knight Alec gambled with chance cubes in the Grande Game casino of Depatar, winning so many times that the owner retired the table for maintenance.[6]
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
- Star Wars Republic: Rite of Passage
- Jedi Quest: Path to Truth
- The Clone Wars: Prelude
- Ambush
"Clouded Paths"
- Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
- Deader than a Triton Moon (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
The Politics of Contraband
- Survivor's Quest (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: Han's Dice)
Romeo Treblanc in the Databank
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
