Casino Minigame

The Casino Minigame is a minigame available in Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht. It is a virtual casino.

Basics
The player must have the Casino Passport in order to play the minigame. The Casino Passport can be obtained from a chest contained in a casino on the Durandal. The player can play the game at any Save Points that also have the blue EVS symbol appearing above them. Coins are the currency exchanged in the Casino Minigame. the player can purchase coins via exchanging 100 G for 10 coins, 950 G for 100 coins, 4500 G for 500 coins or 8000 G for 1000 coins. The player can exchange coins either bought or won gambling for various prizes.

Poker
Unlike a traditional poker game, there is no opponent, rather the player will be dealt five cards and will try to obtain the best hand possible. The player has the one-time opportunity to exchange between 1 - 5 cards for a new one. The game has 4 levels, with level 1 requiring a bet of 5 coins per game, level 2 requiring 10 coins, level 3 requiring 30 coins and level 4 requiring 100 coins. The hands/winnings are as follows:

Any time a player wins they have the opportunity to play double or nothing. A random card will be drawn and the player has the ability to choose if the next card randomly drawn will be of a higher or lower number. If the player's guess is correct, they will double their winnings. If the player is incorrect, the player will lose their winnings. For purposes of this, an Ace counts as 1. Ties will go in the player's favor. If the player wins double or nothing four times in a row, the round will end and the player will collect all their winnings. The player can also stop at any point partway through.

For more details about the strategies used in the Poker minigame, see its article on StrategyWiki.

Slot Machines
There are 4 levels to the slot machine, with level 1 requiring 1 coin, level 2 requiring 5 coins, level 3 requiring 10 coins and level 4 requiring 30 coins.

Prize Exchange
All items in the prize exchange are one-time only purchases with the exception of the Recovery Set, Escape and Rest Set, Starter Set, Card Pack #1 and Card Pack #2 which may be purchased an unlimited amount of times.