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- "This is pazaak. It's a classic from the days of the Old Republic. Easy to learn, hard to master."
- ―Vestry
Pazaak was an ancient[1] game of chance in which players drew cards and tried to achieve a total as close to 20 as possible without going over. Players could alter the result of the draw by playing special cards from a side deck. Pazaak was notably played at the Canto Casino and Racetrack, Cantonica, where players could either create a side deck at the casino's specialty store or use their own (after approval by the staff).[4] Pazaak was also played at the Alcazar cantina on the planet Akiva,[2] and in Maz Kanata's castle on Takodana.[5]
According to Caluan Ematt, the Shrikes and the Vapetailers, two special units in the Alliance to Restore the Republic, used to hold pazaak matches over cantina chits.[7] In the Anoat sector, during the Iron Blockade, the Ivax Syndicate oversaw games of pazaak and other activities.[3] Later, the New Republic assigned cards from the pazaak deck to various individuals within the Galactic Empire on whom they had placed bounties. The higher the card number, the more valuable the target. The bounty hunter Jas Emari was handed a deck of cards that identified Grand Moff Valco Pandion as a high-value target sometime after the Battle of Endor.[2]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
Star Wars Helmet Collection 59 (Weapons & Uniforms: Denizens of Maz Kanata's Castle)- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Aftermath
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Uprising
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ "The Ride" — Canto Bight
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files