Stand at 17

|| TARIS: UPPER CITY CANTINA, PAZAAK ROOM ||

You decide not to risk it, and stand with a respectable 17. However, on Niklos' next turn, he draws a +4, winning the match with a perfect score of 20. He laughs broadly, collecting his winnings. "Pazaak is not for everyone," he sneers, "it requires both nerve and skill. Perhaps you should practice before risking your credits against such a skilled player as myself." He laughs again. "Unless you like losing?"

Getting up from the table, you notice Christya is looking far less excited. "I saw your match against Niklos," she says flatly, "if you could even call it that. You aren't much of a pazaak player, are you?" And she turns her attention to a noble man across the room. You slink off, forty credits lighter.