Witcher 2 Poker Dice Rules
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Dice poker is an addictive game played throughout the The Continent, and it is very popular in Temeria. If you are good enough, it is a great way of making money. After finding a starter box of dice, Geralt is given the quest A Game of Dice. Opponents can be found far and wide as it seems mercenaries took it with them to the farthest reaches of the kingdoms as they scattered after the war. Three-of-a-kind – three dice showing the same value; Two pairs – dice showing two matched pairs of values; One pair – dice showing a single matched pair of values; You can also save game before playing dice poker and by loading game if you lose you can ensure that you get the lead,it will lower the chances you playing all the rounds.
Dice poker once again makes an appearance as one of the mini-games in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The game is essentially unchanged from The Witcher, except that you now must physically ’roll’ the dice and you have the possibility of losing one or more of them if they roll off the playing surface.
Ah, minigames in RPGs. There have been a lot of classic minigames over the years that introduce really random tiny games into otherwise unrelated titles. Probably my favorite was the Triple Triad game back in Final Fantasy VIII – a simple collectable card game, but oh-so addicting. Final Fantasy actually has a long history of random minigames that can suck up a lot of your time while not really having anything to do with saving the world.
Gambling minigames are relatively common in any game that has you amassing a fortune. Yakuza 4 might be the king of minigames, and it has no shortage of ways to separate you from your hard-earned cash. But onto business – the most recent game I’ve been playing is The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for the XBox 360. It features, among other things, a little dice poker minigame that lets you earn credits (Orens in this game) by beating your friends. For such a simple concept, it somehow manages to get nearly everything wrong. Here are five ways that dice poker in The Witcher 2 has an absolutely terrible interface.Missing the tutorial
My first beef with the dice poker minigame in The Witcher 2 is the tutorial. Like all good minigames, there needs to be some introduction to get the player up to speed with what’s going on. Unfortunately, this one is completely missable – there’s a character in the opening act of the game that will give the rundown on how to play. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. I missed this guy, and as a result there’s no other way to hear the tutorial. Not even an on-screen “how to play” guide. So here’s usability tip #1:if you’re making up a game within a game, make sure to always include a way for the player to learn the rules. Even if they didn’t miss the tutorial, they may forget.Why is rolling the dice so important?
The second problem is one of realism. I touched on irritating realism in my article on MLB 2K12 animations, and I’m starting to really dislike realism in games, which is weird. If you’re rolling dice on a board in the real world, there is always a chance that the dice will end up off the board. The developers of The Witcher 2, ever looking to create realism in their world of dragons and magic, made it possible to roll your dice off the board. Let’s be honest for a second: this is ridiculous.
On the XBox 360, the left stick controls where you start the dice from. Then you flick the right stick to roll the dice. Because clearly, this is a super-important control to get right or else gamers just won’t have the full “dice-rolling” experience? As a result here’s an (admittedly exaggerated) example of what could happen to you:
Right, so obviously nobody is going to purposefully drop their dice off the side of the board like that, but there’s also no benefit in letting the player move their dice around before they roll them. Then why is this even a thing that the player can do?
Thankfully, the XBox 360 version starts the player out in the middle of the table, so as long as the left stick doesn’t get moved, it’s pretty likely that the dice will stay on the table (although not guaranteed). The PC version, however, is even worse because of the disorienting camera view. Check out this YouTube video that shows how easy it is to miss the table entirely when using a mouse.
Minigame usability tip #2: don’t make the controls needlessly complex. If rolling dice is way easier in real life than in your game, then you are doing it wrong.Unnecessarily complicated-looking dice
Third reason why the dice poker is broken: why is it so hard to read the dice? The Witcher 1 had a similar dice game, and it featured standard-looking six sided dice with little dots (pips) on them. In The Witcher 2, the designs are a lot more abstract, and as a result, way harder to read.
It’s not un-decipherable, but when playing on a TV that’s across the room, it’s unnecessarily difficult, and requires a lot more thinking than it should just to figure out what was rolled. And thus, usability tip #3:sure, make it look festive, but not at the expense of easily being able to read and understand what’s going on.Picking which dice to reroll, not keep
Number 4 is a small one, though important. After one roll of the dice, the player has the ability to re-roll some or all of their dice (see the screenshot above). The player makes this selection though by choosing which dice to re-roll, and each one is highlighted with an orange-ish glow. This seems really backwards – why wouldn’t the player select which ones to keep? In any video poker game that I’ve ever played, it’s always a matter of selecting the good cards, and everything else gets swept away.
I don’t have any hard evidence on this one; it just doesn’t seem in line with how I’m thinking about playing the game. I’m thinking, here are the “good dice” that I need to keep, and as a result those are the ones I want to select. Usability tip #4:think about how the player is going to be viewing the situation, and make sure your logic isn’t backwards. And if other interfaces have a standard way of performing the same action as yours, don’t be that guy and go against the expected norm!I win…but I’m not sure why
And finally, the last aspect of dice poker on The Witcher 2 that is really irritating. After the two rounds are over, the player is greeted with a simple “you win” or “you lose”, along with the amount of money that was exchanged. What the game doesn’t indicate is why.See Full List On Witcher.gamepedia.com
The player is left on this screen to try and decipher exactly why they won or lost. As I mentioned, I didn’t see the in-game tutorial, so I’m not sure if it goes over what the order of poker dice hands are or not. Even if it does, I’m sure most gamers aren’t going to have memorized the order – it may be similar to traditional poker, but with dice, it’s not 100% transferable knowledge. That is, assuming you can actually read the dice that are on the screen.
Fixing this problem wouldn’t be hard. A quick text description of what each player ended up with would make it 1000% easier to figure out who the winner was at a glance. The fifth and last usability tip for game developers: don’t make users work backwards to figure out why they won or lost your game – clearly, the game knows, so just put it out there.ConclusionWitcher 2 Poker Dice Rules Printable
The dice poker minigame in The Witcher 2 isn’t really that great. Or even good. It’s at best forgettable. As a way of earning money in-game, it’s not worth your time. And I didn’t even talk about how the gambling isn’t even in your favor since the computer gets the chance to raise, but the player doesn’t.
On top of all that the user interface is, as we’ve discussed, un-necessarily terrible too. The best thing I can think to say about it is that it’s a great example of how not to build a minigame. That’s something, right?
Related posts:’Dice Poker: The Professional’Περιγραφή2 – 4Location(s)Druids’ groveΣυνοικία του ΝαούTrade QuarterFieldsΘολά Νεράyou, then playerReward + 1800 XPA Game of DiceDice Poker: The NoviceDice Poker: The SharperIDq2202_signs
Dice Poker: The Professional is an optional sub-quest of A Game of Dice. It is spawned once Γκέραλτ has beaten four novice players. The stakes are higher, but so are the takings.
*4PhasesWalkthrough[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Beat the professionals one by one as you meet them during your journeys. The quest ends when you have beaten four professionals. You can then approach the first Sharper level player — at the same time, the Dice Poker: The Sharper quest is started.Notes[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
You only have to best four out of a possible eight professional players, so your journal entries may not include all the entries you see below, nor will the phases you do see necessarily be in the same order as seen here.Professional players[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]Phases[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Note: The 200 XP increments listed below are only earned for the first four players, whichever four Γκέραλτ plays and wins against first. The rest are listed for information purposes.Too Good for Me[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Professionals do not play with novices. I must concentrate on weaker opponents.Professionals[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I’m doing good with poker and after a conversation with Zoltan I decided it’s time to become a professional. The rules are simple — if I win against four professionals I will be recognized as one of them. Time to find them.Munro Rolls the Dice[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Munro, a friend of Zoltan, is a professional poker player. I wonder if he is as good as they say? I can play poker with Munro.Munro[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat Munro. I will look for another professional. I will look for another professional. (200 XP)Thaler Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Thaler sometimes arranges meetings of poker players in the back room of his shop. He is a professional and I want to challenge him. I can play poker with Thaler.Thaler[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Thaler has a good poker face but he was no match for my look. I beat him and I want to challenge someone better. I beat Thaler. It’s time to play with another professional. (200 XP)Count de Wett Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
It turned out that apart from plotting, Roderick, the count of Wett, likes to roll some dice. He’s a professional. May the better man win. I can play poker with Count de Wett.Count de Wett[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Maybe De Wett knows his way around politics but he knows nothing of poker. Next, please. I beat Count de Wett. I’m going to look for another professional. (200 XP)Velerad Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
The burgomeister also has a hobby. He plays poker professionally. They say it’s his way of relaxing. I wonder how good he is. I can play poker with Velerad.Velerad[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat Velerad. He suffered defeat with dignity. I will look for another opponent. I beat Velerad. I will look for another professional. (200 XP)The Hierophant Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
It turns out that the hierophant plays poker. He’s a professional. Let’s see how good he is. I can play poker with the hierophant.The Hierophant[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat the hierophant. It seems I’m better than the average druid. I will look for another opponent. I beat the hierophant. I will look for another professional. (200 XP)Hofmann Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Tobias Hoffman plays poker professionally. Maybe we can play some day.Hofmann[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat the alderman. It seems that this idyllic village is no match for city experience. I will look for another opponent. (200 XP)Julian Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Julian the merchant is a worldly man. They say he plays poker pretty well. Maybe we will play some day.Julian[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat Julian. I will look for another opponent. (200 XP)The Hermit Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]THAT MONK FROM FLOTSAM (DICE POKER) :: The Witcher 2 ...
It seems that the hermit was unable to completely resist mundane temptations. He lives on water, roots and poker. Let’s see if he’s any good.The Hermit[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
The hermit is out of shape and I managed to beat him. I will look for another opponent. (200 XP)Professional[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]How To Play Dice Poker In The Witcher 2 | SegmentNext
I beat four professional players and I joined their ranks. Zoltan will be stunned. I’m a professional. It’s time for greater challenges. (1000 XP)Witcher 2 Poker Dice Rules List Ανακτήθηκε από «https://witcher-el.gamepedia.com/Dice_Poker:_The_Professional?oldid=63775»
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Dice poker is an addictive game played throughout the The Continent, and it is very popular in Temeria. If you are good enough, it is a great way of making money. After finding a starter box of dice, Geralt is given the quest A Game of Dice. Opponents can be found far and wide as it seems mercenaries took it with them to the farthest reaches of the kingdoms as they scattered after the war. Three-of-a-kind – three dice showing the same value; Two pairs – dice showing two matched pairs of values; One pair – dice showing a single matched pair of values; You can also save game before playing dice poker and by loading game if you lose you can ensure that you get the lead,it will lower the chances you playing all the rounds.
Dice poker once again makes an appearance as one of the mini-games in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The game is essentially unchanged from The Witcher, except that you now must physically ’roll’ the dice and you have the possibility of losing one or more of them if they roll off the playing surface.
Ah, minigames in RPGs. There have been a lot of classic minigames over the years that introduce really random tiny games into otherwise unrelated titles. Probably my favorite was the Triple Triad game back in Final Fantasy VIII – a simple collectable card game, but oh-so addicting. Final Fantasy actually has a long history of random minigames that can suck up a lot of your time while not really having anything to do with saving the world.
Gambling minigames are relatively common in any game that has you amassing a fortune. Yakuza 4 might be the king of minigames, and it has no shortage of ways to separate you from your hard-earned cash. But onto business – the most recent game I’ve been playing is The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for the XBox 360. It features, among other things, a little dice poker minigame that lets you earn credits (Orens in this game) by beating your friends. For such a simple concept, it somehow manages to get nearly everything wrong. Here are five ways that dice poker in The Witcher 2 has an absolutely terrible interface.Missing the tutorial
My first beef with the dice poker minigame in The Witcher 2 is the tutorial. Like all good minigames, there needs to be some introduction to get the player up to speed with what’s going on. Unfortunately, this one is completely missable – there’s a character in the opening act of the game that will give the rundown on how to play. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. I missed this guy, and as a result there’s no other way to hear the tutorial. Not even an on-screen “how to play” guide. So here’s usability tip #1:if you’re making up a game within a game, make sure to always include a way for the player to learn the rules. Even if they didn’t miss the tutorial, they may forget.Why is rolling the dice so important?
The second problem is one of realism. I touched on irritating realism in my article on MLB 2K12 animations, and I’m starting to really dislike realism in games, which is weird. If you’re rolling dice on a board in the real world, there is always a chance that the dice will end up off the board. The developers of The Witcher 2, ever looking to create realism in their world of dragons and magic, made it possible to roll your dice off the board. Let’s be honest for a second: this is ridiculous.
On the XBox 360, the left stick controls where you start the dice from. Then you flick the right stick to roll the dice. Because clearly, this is a super-important control to get right or else gamers just won’t have the full “dice-rolling” experience? As a result here’s an (admittedly exaggerated) example of what could happen to you:
Right, so obviously nobody is going to purposefully drop their dice off the side of the board like that, but there’s also no benefit in letting the player move their dice around before they roll them. Then why is this even a thing that the player can do?
Thankfully, the XBox 360 version starts the player out in the middle of the table, so as long as the left stick doesn’t get moved, it’s pretty likely that the dice will stay on the table (although not guaranteed). The PC version, however, is even worse because of the disorienting camera view. Check out this YouTube video that shows how easy it is to miss the table entirely when using a mouse.
Minigame usability tip #2: don’t make the controls needlessly complex. If rolling dice is way easier in real life than in your game, then you are doing it wrong.Unnecessarily complicated-looking dice
Third reason why the dice poker is broken: why is it so hard to read the dice? The Witcher 1 had a similar dice game, and it featured standard-looking six sided dice with little dots (pips) on them. In The Witcher 2, the designs are a lot more abstract, and as a result, way harder to read.
It’s not un-decipherable, but when playing on a TV that’s across the room, it’s unnecessarily difficult, and requires a lot more thinking than it should just to figure out what was rolled. And thus, usability tip #3:sure, make it look festive, but not at the expense of easily being able to read and understand what’s going on.Picking which dice to reroll, not keep
Number 4 is a small one, though important. After one roll of the dice, the player has the ability to re-roll some or all of their dice (see the screenshot above). The player makes this selection though by choosing which dice to re-roll, and each one is highlighted with an orange-ish glow. This seems really backwards – why wouldn’t the player select which ones to keep? In any video poker game that I’ve ever played, it’s always a matter of selecting the good cards, and everything else gets swept away.
I don’t have any hard evidence on this one; it just doesn’t seem in line with how I’m thinking about playing the game. I’m thinking, here are the “good dice” that I need to keep, and as a result those are the ones I want to select. Usability tip #4:think about how the player is going to be viewing the situation, and make sure your logic isn’t backwards. And if other interfaces have a standard way of performing the same action as yours, don’t be that guy and go against the expected norm!I win…but I’m not sure why
And finally, the last aspect of dice poker on The Witcher 2 that is really irritating. After the two rounds are over, the player is greeted with a simple “you win” or “you lose”, along with the amount of money that was exchanged. What the game doesn’t indicate is why.See Full List On Witcher.gamepedia.com
The player is left on this screen to try and decipher exactly why they won or lost. As I mentioned, I didn’t see the in-game tutorial, so I’m not sure if it goes over what the order of poker dice hands are or not. Even if it does, I’m sure most gamers aren’t going to have memorized the order – it may be similar to traditional poker, but with dice, it’s not 100% transferable knowledge. That is, assuming you can actually read the dice that are on the screen.
Fixing this problem wouldn’t be hard. A quick text description of what each player ended up with would make it 1000% easier to figure out who the winner was at a glance. The fifth and last usability tip for game developers: don’t make users work backwards to figure out why they won or lost your game – clearly, the game knows, so just put it out there.ConclusionWitcher 2 Poker Dice Rules Printable
The dice poker minigame in The Witcher 2 isn’t really that great. Or even good. It’s at best forgettable. As a way of earning money in-game, it’s not worth your time. And I didn’t even talk about how the gambling isn’t even in your favor since the computer gets the chance to raise, but the player doesn’t.
On top of all that the user interface is, as we’ve discussed, un-necessarily terrible too. The best thing I can think to say about it is that it’s a great example of how not to build a minigame. That’s something, right?
Related posts:’Dice Poker: The Professional’Περιγραφή2 – 4Location(s)Druids’ groveΣυνοικία του ΝαούTrade QuarterFieldsΘολά Νεράyou, then playerReward + 1800 XPA Game of DiceDice Poker: The NoviceDice Poker: The SharperIDq2202_signs
Dice Poker: The Professional is an optional sub-quest of A Game of Dice. It is spawned once Γκέραλτ has beaten four novice players. The stakes are higher, but so are the takings.
*4PhasesWalkthrough[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Beat the professionals one by one as you meet them during your journeys. The quest ends when you have beaten four professionals. You can then approach the first Sharper level player — at the same time, the Dice Poker: The Sharper quest is started.Notes[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
You only have to best four out of a possible eight professional players, so your journal entries may not include all the entries you see below, nor will the phases you do see necessarily be in the same order as seen here.Professional players[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]Phases[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Note: The 200 XP increments listed below are only earned for the first four players, whichever four Γκέραλτ plays and wins against first. The rest are listed for information purposes.Too Good for Me[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Professionals do not play with novices. I must concentrate on weaker opponents.Professionals[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I’m doing good with poker and after a conversation with Zoltan I decided it’s time to become a professional. The rules are simple — if I win against four professionals I will be recognized as one of them. Time to find them.Munro Rolls the Dice[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Munro, a friend of Zoltan, is a professional poker player. I wonder if he is as good as they say? I can play poker with Munro.Munro[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat Munro. I will look for another professional. I will look for another professional. (200 XP)Thaler Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Thaler sometimes arranges meetings of poker players in the back room of his shop. He is a professional and I want to challenge him. I can play poker with Thaler.Thaler[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Thaler has a good poker face but he was no match for my look. I beat him and I want to challenge someone better. I beat Thaler. It’s time to play with another professional. (200 XP)Count de Wett Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
It turned out that apart from plotting, Roderick, the count of Wett, likes to roll some dice. He’s a professional. May the better man win. I can play poker with Count de Wett.Count de Wett[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Maybe De Wett knows his way around politics but he knows nothing of poker. Next, please. I beat Count de Wett. I’m going to look for another professional. (200 XP)Velerad Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
The burgomeister also has a hobby. He plays poker professionally. They say it’s his way of relaxing. I wonder how good he is. I can play poker with Velerad.Velerad[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat Velerad. He suffered defeat with dignity. I will look for another opponent. I beat Velerad. I will look for another professional. (200 XP)The Hierophant Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
It turns out that the hierophant plays poker. He’s a professional. Let’s see how good he is. I can play poker with the hierophant.The Hierophant[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat the hierophant. It seems I’m better than the average druid. I will look for another opponent. I beat the hierophant. I will look for another professional. (200 XP)Hofmann Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Tobias Hoffman plays poker professionally. Maybe we can play some day.Hofmann[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat the alderman. It seems that this idyllic village is no match for city experience. I will look for another opponent. (200 XP)Julian Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Julian the merchant is a worldly man. They say he plays poker pretty well. Maybe we will play some day.Julian[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
I beat Julian. I will look for another opponent. (200 XP)The Hermit Plays Poker[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]THAT MONK FROM FLOTSAM (DICE POKER) :: The Witcher 2 ...
It seems that the hermit was unable to completely resist mundane temptations. He lives on water, roots and poker. Let’s see if he’s any good.The Hermit[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
The hermit is out of shape and I managed to beat him. I will look for another opponent. (200 XP)Professional[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]How To Play Dice Poker In The Witcher 2 | SegmentNext
I beat four professional players and I joined their ranks. Zoltan will be stunned. I’m a professional. It’s time for greater challenges. (1000 XP)Witcher 2 Poker Dice Rules List Ανακτήθηκε από «https://witcher-el.gamepedia.com/Dice_Poker:_The_Professional?oldid=63775»
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