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Adapted By: Rick Scott
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RULES FOR CROWN & SPIKE
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Crown & Spike is a chance-based betting game that emerged among early hyperspace freighter crews and independent starship captains during the expansion of the Outer Rim Trade Routes.
Its roots can be traced back to long hyperspace hauls, where crews needed simple entertainment to break the monotony of drift time. Much like the ancient maritime sailors of the Core Worlds’ oceans once played dice games to pass long voyages, spacers in deep space adapted the concept, using etched dice and improvised betting boards.
Over time, the game spread from cargo holds and galley tables to the bustling streets and docking bays of major ports — from Nar Shaddaa’s Shadowport alleys to the industrial freight yards of Corellia and the outer concourses of Coruscant. Wherever freighters refueled or waited for clearance, Crown & Spike boards would appear on crates or hover pallets, drawing in bored deckhands and opportunistic gamblers alike.
In many ports, Crown & Spike has grown beyond a simple pastime to a fixture in street level gambling operations and even in more upscale casinos. Some sectors host semi-legal tournaments, while others see quick, high-stakes games settled in minutes beside shipping containers or in cantina back booths. A popular component of the game is the pursuit of progressive betting streaks called a "Smuggler’s Run" where players press their luck across multiple rolls for potentially enormous payouts.
SETUP
1. Crown & Spike Board
A board or mat marked with the six symbols of a Corellian Spike dice. The Spike (1) and Sun (6) are green, the Flask (2) and Compass (4) are blue, while the Crown (3) and Eye (5) are depicted in red.
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2. Three Spike Dice
Three Corellian Spike dice, marked with the Spike (1), Flask (2), Crown (3), Compass (4), Eye (5) and Sun (6).
3. Two Red/Blue Chance Cubes
A pair of red/blue chance cube may be used with coloured symbols on the mat for calling special bets (see Variants). A roll of double Blue calls blue, double red calls red, while a red/blue combination calls Green.
4. Dealer's Bankroll
A Crown & Spike dealer must have an adequate bank to be able to pay out on player's bets.
5. Crown Prize Pot
The dealer may run a prize pot for players who win a big run of progressive bets (see Variants).
GAMEPLAY
In a game of Crown & Spike, the game is typically run by a Dice Dealer for a group of players. A round of Crown & Spike unfolds in the following steps:
(Optional) Ante
If the dealer is running a player-funded Crown Pot (see below), players will pay a set ante into the pot at the beginning of the round.
1. Place Bets
All of the players place their bets on one or more symbols on the layout (similar to a roulette table). They can spread their bets however they wish across the six symbols, however they may only place one bet on a single symbol.
2. Roll the Dice
The Dealer rolls all three Spike dice at once.
3. Determine Winnings
If any of the symbols on the dice match a symbol bet on by a Player, that Player retrieves their original stake and receives a payout in winnings.
The size of the payout depends on how many times the symbol appears:
One symbol match: Pays 1 to 1 (you win an amount equal to your bet).
Two symbol match: Pays 2 to 1 (you win an amount equal to double your bet).
Three symbol match: Pays 3 to 1 (you win an amount equal to three times your bet).
Winnings are paid out from the Dealer's Bankroll.
If no symbols match, the player is bust. Their stake is collected by the Dealer.
Double or Nothing
If a player is feeling lucky, they can choose to go Double or Nothing. The dice are rolled again: if they come up with at least one symbol matching to the one they have just won, their winnings are doubled. If none of the dice match, they lose their stake and the whole payout.
LICENSE INFORMATION
Fan-authored rules presented here are published under Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-ND. No claim is made over names or concepts that cross over with the intellectual property rights of Disney and Lucasfilm.
