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{{Quote|Ah yes, I forgot. We have gambling. It is a great source of income, especially since we ensure that the Borgia guards always lose.|La Volpe, on rigged games of hazard in La Volpe Addormentata, 1500.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Double Agent}}
{{Quote|Ah yes, I forgot. We have gambling. It is a great source of income, especially since we ensure that the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[guards]] always lose.|[[La Volpe]].|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:ACB A Roll of the Dice 12.png|thumb|250px|Salaì playing Hazard]]
[[File:ACB_Salai_Hazard_game.png|thumb|250px|Salaì playing Hazard]]
'''Hazard''' is a game of chance that uses dice.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Hazard (game)}}</ref> During the [[Renaissance]], many patrons of the [[Rome|Roman]] [[tavern]] ''[[La Volpe Addormentata]]'' often participated in and gambled upon the game.
'''Hazard''' was a dice game that could be played at the inn of [[La Volpe Addormentata]], and was a game of chance that many patrons participated in and gambled upon.


==Rules==
==Rules==
===First roll===
Rolling the "Throw In" (7 or 11) automatically won the game. Rolling the "Throw Out" (2, 3 or 12) would result in losing the game, and the stake. Rolling anything else would set the number as the "Chance," and would allow for a second "Chance Roll."<ref name="Da Vinci Disappearance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref>
Rolling the "Throw In" (7 or 11) automatically won the game. Rolling the "Throw Out" (2, 3 or 12) would result in losing the game, and the stake.
[[File:ACB A Roll of the Dice 13.png|thumb|250px|La Volpe Addormentata's patrons gathered around a Hazard game]]
 
The Chance Roll would continue until either the "Chance" or "Main" (7) number was rolled. Rolling the Chance number automatically won the game, with a payout that changed depending on what the Chance was. Rolling the Main lost the game, and the stake.<ref name="Da Vinci Disappearance" />
Rolling anything else would set the number as the "Chance," and would allow for a second "Chance Roll."
 
===Chance roll===
[[File:ACB-La_Volpe_Addormentata_2.png|thumb|250px|The patrons of La Volpe Addormentata gathered around a Hazard game]]
The Chance Roll would continue until either the "Chance" or "Main" (7) number was rolled. Rolling the Chance number automatically won the game, with a payout that changed depending on what the Chance was. Rolling the Main lost the game, and the stake.


===Payouts===
===Payouts===
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|Chance of 6 or 8
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==Trivia==
==Behind the scenes==
*Winning 10,000 florins through Hazard unlocked the "'''High Roller''" [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood achievements|achievement]].
Hazards, a predecessor to {{Wiki|craps}}, is a historical game of chance that has existed since at least the 14th century. However, its appearance in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] is possibly anachronistic as it was mainly played in [[England]] and did not find popularity on continental [[Europe]] until the 1700s.<ref name="Wiki"/>
*Several [[Hermeticists]] used Hazard to distract [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s assistant, [[Salaì]], and keep him out of [[Bottega di Leonardo#Rome|Leonardo's workshop]].
 
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Winning 10,000 [[florin]]s through hazard unlocked the "'''High Roller''" [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood achievements|achievement]].<ref name="Da Vinci Disappearance"/>
==Reference==
 
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Imo}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Entertainment]]

Latest revision as of 03:38, 9 May 2025

"Ah yes, I forgot. We have gambling. It is a great source of income, especially since we ensure that the Borgia guards always lose."
―La Volpe, on rigged games of hazard in La Volpe Addormentata, 1500.[src]-[m]
Salaì playing Hazard

Hazard is a game of chance that uses dice.[1] During the Renaissance, many patrons of the Roman tavern La Volpe Addormentata often participated in and gambled upon the game.

Rules[edit | edit source]

Rolling the "Throw In" (7 or 11) automatically won the game. Rolling the "Throw Out" (2, 3 or 12) would result in losing the game, and the stake. Rolling anything else would set the number as the "Chance," and would allow for a second "Chance Roll."[2]

La Volpe Addormentata's patrons gathered around a Hazard game

The Chance Roll would continue until either the "Chance" or "Main" (7) number was rolled. Rolling the Chance number automatically won the game, with a payout that changed depending on what the Chance was. Rolling the Main lost the game, and the stake.[2]

Payouts[edit | edit source]

Roll Payout (ƒ)
Throw In 1:2.2
Throw Out None
Chance of 4 or 10 1:3.5
Chance of 5 or 9 1:3
Chance of 6 or 8 1:2.5

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Hazards, a predecessor to craps, is a historical game of chance that has existed since at least the 14th century. However, its appearance in the Assassin's Creed series is possibly anachronistic as it was mainly played in England and did not find popularity on continental Europe until the 1700s.[1]

Winning 10,000 florins through hazard unlocked the "'High Roller" achievement.[2]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]