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Gambling is a form of entertainment before and after the Great War.
Background[]
The activities are derived from a set of artificial rules, typically with a known set of variables and outcomes to be reached. Players wager money or valuable items on an outcome of their choosing and hope that the game's variables turn out in their favor. Many forms of gambling continued after the war, in addition to new forms that have been created in the years since.
Can be played and/or be bet on.
Cannot be played or bet on, or is mentioned only.
-- Does not appear in this game.
| Game | Type | Fallout | Fallout 2 | Fallout 3 | Fallout: New Vegas | Fallout 4 | Fallout 76 | Fallout Tactics | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackack | cards | |
-- | -- | |
-- | |
-- | -- |
| Caravan | cards | -- | -- | -- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
| Combat Zone | fights | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
-- | -- | -- |
| Craps | dice | |
|
-- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
| Easy City Downs | races | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
-- | -- | -- |
| Gladiator Pit | fights | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Jungle Gym boxing | fights | -- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Junktown boxing | fights | |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lucky Horseshoes | cards | -- | -- | -- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
| Molerat Mambo | fights | -- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poker | cards | -- | -- | -- | |
-- | |
|
-- |
| Radroach Runs | races | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
-- |
| Roulette | chance | |
|
-- | |
-- | |
-- | -- |
| Slots | chance | |
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-- | |
|
|
-- | -- |
| The Thorn | fights | -- | -- | -- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tragic the Garnering | cards | -- | |
-- | |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
Player character is able to participate[]
Blackjack[]
A casino game played with a standard deck of 52 cards. The player and dealer each start with an initial hand of two cards, drawing additional cards with the object of bringing their total hand value as close as possible to 21 without exceeding it.
Caravan[]
A card game played with two players, popular throughout the Mojave Wasteland. A Caravan deck must consist of at least 30 cards chosen by each of the players from their own mismatched collection of the six traditional playing card sets (standard/plain red back, Gomorrah, Lucky 38, The Tops, Ultra-Luxe, and Sierra Madre). The Caravan deck may have any number of mismatched cards of any type (2-10, J, Q, K, A), but cannot have duplicate types of the same set. Each player builds three opposing "caravans" of cards, trying to outbid the opponent by having the highest value of numbered cards without being too light (under 21) or overburdened (over 26). Each opposing pile of cards must have a winner, no ties allowed, with the winner of the game having the highest value on at least two of the three opposing caravans.
Craps[]
Craps is a casino dice game in which players bet on the outcomes of rolls of dice. It is played with two dice on a long table with a sunken middle, which features a number of different type bets, and players may make multiple different bets at one time. A game can last just one roll where there is an immediate win or loss, or it can last many rolls. Craps can be played in Fallout. In Fallout 2, two craps tables are run by Becky in her bar Becky's Casino Bar in the Den, there are two craps tables at Ascorti's Ace and City Hall, two at Desperado, three at Shark Club, one at Stockmen's Association Headquarters, and one at Café of Broken Dreams that cannot be played. The craps tables are simulated very closely to regular craps and are not affected by the player character's Gambling skill. Craps tables appear in Fallout: New Vegas in the Lucky 38, Sierra Madre, The Tops, and Silver Rush, but cannot be played
Gladiator Pit[]
A fighting arena existing only in Los in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. The players can bet on the outcome of fights between one or many people against others, one or many people against wasteland creatures, or fight in the arena themselves, via bets placed with Hieronymous or Salieri. If a player manages to survive 20 fights, they can face the champion.
Jungle Gym[]
A boxing game that exists only in New Reno. The players can bet on the outcome of boxing matches or fight in the ring themselves with a sponsor. The champion holds the title of Heavyweight Champion of Northern California.
Junktown boxing[]
A boxing game that exists only in Junktown in between Gizmo's Casino and Skum Pitt. The players can bet on the outcome of boxing matches, either Saul or his challenger, via bets placed with Gustofer, an employee of Gizmo. The challenger can be a man or a radscorpion.
Lucky Horseshoes[]
A variant of the more common game of Blackjack, this card game can only be played when choosing the dialogue option "I Feel Lucky" with the robot Festus in the Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters in the Mojave Wasteland. Each win grants a 6% chance of getting a Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap and a 24.44% chance of getting a card for the Caravan deck. Otherwise, the reward is up to 9 bottle caps.
Molerat Mambo[]
Molerat Mambo is a gambling blood sport where mole rats fight to the death in Redding mining camp in 2241. The player can place $100 bets with Jackpot Jane.
Radroach Runs[]
An arena game existing only in Cold Water in Fallout Tactics. In the ground level of Cold Water, players can bet on the outcome of races between four radroaches, via bets placed with Luigi Vinchenzo.
Roulette[]
A simple casino game of chance, played with a croupier and a roulette. The players place a bet on the outcome of the numbered roulette wheel and the croupier spins the wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction along a grooved track running the circumference of the wheel. When the ball loses momentum and falls into one of the 38 baskets, the winning number and color are announced, and bets are paid out.
Slots[]
A casino game played by one person with a slot machine. The machine is activated by means of a lever and the object of the game is to align three symbols visible on the front of the machine when it stops. Any winnings are based on patterns of symbols visible on the front.
The Thorn[]
The Thorn is an area located outside of New Vegas. The players can bet on the outcome of fights between wasteland creatures or fight in the arena themselves.
Tragic the Garnering[]
A collectible card game playable with Wooz in Fallout 2, Tragic the Garnering is played between two to three people using decks of Tragic cards with various effects. The game is a battle between the players, who try to deplete their opponent's life point pool with their cards effects, and a player who runs out of cards automatically loses. When played with Wooz, the winning player will take cards from the losing player.
Player character is unable to participate[]
Combat Zone[]
A gladiator style combat arena in what was Boston's theatre district, the Combat Zone is run by Tommy Lonegan. Only raiders can bet on the fights held in the Combat Zone, and usually are the main source of fighters in the arena. However random wastelanders are sometimes kidnapped and forced to fight in the arena.
Easy City Downs[]
A robot race event held at former horse racing track Easy City Downs, organized by triggerman Eager Ernie and his associates. Participation is only open to raiders, who can place bets on the various robots competing in the races.
Poker[]
Poker cannot be played in any of the Fallout games, but is referenced in Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 76, and Fallout Tactics. In Fallout Tactics a special encounter named Brahmin Poker can be found, with strange brahmin playing poker.
In Fallout: New Vegas, tables can be found with in progress poker games on them, such as in the common area of the Hoover Dam offices, but NPCs are never seen playing. Poker is also referenced in the Old World Blues add-on, where with the Wild Wasteland perk a group of cyber dogs can be found sitting around a poker table.
Gambling establishments[]
Fallout 2[]
Many locations in New California encourage gambling in 2241.
Random chance. Gambling skill does not increase the odds of winning this game
Fallout: New Vegas[]
Many casinos in the Mojave Wasteland encourage gambling in 2281. Due to the decentralized nature of Caravan, it is not included in this table.
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Gambling is unavailable at the Vikki and Vance Casino until certain conditions are met. Please see its page for more information.