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Jesters jinx is a very simple card game of chance in the form of Higher and Lower and knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.

Rules

Each turn, a card will be displayed. You will be given an opportunity to change your current bet. The parameters determining the minimum and maximum bet is determined by the level you are playing at.

Once you have decided your bet, if you even change it at all, you decide if you are betting whether the next card to be pulled will be higher or lower than the displayed card.

You can quit at any time, but the amount you win will be determined by the round at which you quit. If you go all the way, you win the game and 125% of the pot! If playing at the global level and you win the game, you also get the proceeds of the global pot as well.

All coins NOT won by players gets contributed to the global pot regardless of game mode.

Modes

Mode Syntax Coin type Buy-in Limits Winnings
Normal play jinx slags 2 slags 1-25 125% of the pot
Global play global jinx danars 2 danars 1-10 125% of the pot + 100% of global pot

Example

> play jinx
Welcome to a new game of Jester's Jinx!
The cards have been shuffled and destiny awaits.

 --------
|  Card  | Your Bet: 1          Carried slag: 264              Pot: 2
 -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 
|   4D   |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9   | WIN |
 -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 
            0    60%   65%   70%   75%   80%   85%   90%   95%  125%

The denomination for this game is slag coins.
Enter a bet or select higher, lower [1-25/h/l/q]: 25

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|  Card  | Your Bet: 25         Carried slag: 264              Pot: 2
 -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 
|   4D   |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9   | WIN |
 -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 
            0    60%   65%   70%   75%   80%   85%   90%   95%  125%

You change your bet to 25 slag.
Enter a bet or select higher, lower [1-25/h/l/q]: h

You choose HIGHER.
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|  Card  | Your Bet: 25         Carried slag: 239             Pot: 52
 -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 
|   5D   |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9   | WIN |
 -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 
            0    60%   65%   70%   75%   80%   85%   90%   95%  125%

Your card is: 4D
The following card has been turned up: 5D
The card drawn was HIGHER!
The pot has been increased by 50 to 52 coins.
Enter a bet or select higher, lower [1-25/h/l/q]: h

You choose HIGHER.

Your card is: 5D
The following card has been turned up: 3S
You chose higher.

The card drawn was LOWER.
You have BUST!