A real game of SABACC

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2003-08-19 03:38am

That's what I'd like.

But there isn't one that exists in real life. I've seen the crappy applications on the internet, but I havn't yet found a computer version that randomly changes the values of the cards. That's the whole fun of the game!

Has anyone seen it? I want it.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-08-19 05:22am

IIRC, only some versions of Sabaac feature randomly-changing card values in-universe. That said, no, I have never seen a real-world application that featured random card values.

Crix Dorius · Post by **Crix Dorius** » 2003-08-19 08:58am

There could be a real Sabaac cardgame maybe in 2-4 years...
I say just one word... E-Ink...

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-19 03:16pm

I thought there wasn't actual canon instructions on how to play Sabacc.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2003-08-19 03:21pm

There's the general ideas; You get three cards and can take a 4th. You try to get as close to 23 as you can without going over. Also bad is getting -23 or zero.

There's 4 suits; flasks, staves, sabers, and coins, each worth one to fifteen points, as well as a suit of face cards with negative values. The cards also can randomly change every 15-30 seconds.

Different variants allow for different "arrays" like the Idiot's array,which is a zero, a 2, and a 3, for a literal 23. Different variants also give cards different values, positive or negative, as well as different gameplay methods.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-08-19 03:43pm

I think this one randomizes: http://www.ehnet.org/sabacc/

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-08-19 05:08pm

Rebel Dawn has some decent information on Sabacc.

CorSec · Post by **CorSec** » 2003-08-19 05:45pm

YT300000 wrote:I think this one randomizes: http://www.ehnet.org/sabacc/

That's pretty neat, but it forces you to discard at least one card even if you don't want to.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-19 05:59pm

CorSec wrote: That's pretty neat, but it forces you to discard at least one card even if you don't want to.

IIRC, that's been mentioned as part of sabacc rules.

CorSec · Post by **CorSec** » 2003-08-19 07:03pm

Oh.

Then I curse the cruel hand of Fate which first gave me a perfect Sabacc only to take it away. I lost 2,400 credits because of that fucking whore, Fate. I had better never see her again or it's curtains for her.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-08-19 08:17pm

There are rules in one of the old WEG books (Dark Force Rising Trilogy Sourcebook). Unfortunately, the only person I know with the book isn't talking to me right now, so I can't grab the official rules

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edit: ROFL! The Idiot is Jar-Jar Binks!!!