Ryo by two Lucky Hit Stands.
Lucky Hit (落し玉 Otoshi-dama, lit. "Drop Ball") is a gambling mini-game that's present in the games Shenmue II and Shenmue III.
Shenmue II[]
In Hong Kong, Ryo Hazuki may play and work at Lucky Hit stands as a part-time job. Players must place their bet then drop a ball. The ball will roll on pins attached to the stand. If the ball falls on a pocket with a red circle, you win. If the ball falls on a pocket with a white x, you lose.
Ryo has a chance to work part-time at certain Lucky Hit stands. The bookie will give Ryo $300, but he can't run off with it. Ryo must play against a customer, and whoever's ball has fallen on the red circle the most wins, and whoever's ball has fallen on the x the most loses. If both have equal wins or losses it will be sudden death. Whoever wins gets $50 from the other player. If Ryo makes more than $300, the bookie will pay Ryo half of what he earned from playing. If Ryo has $300 or less when the bookie comes, he will not pay him anything.
There are also different variations of the Lucky Hit game that have different rules. There is a variation of the game called "Gotcha", where you win capsule toy prizes instead of money. The prize you win is shown on the pocket that the ball falls in.
Shenmue III[]
The Lucky Hit games return in Shenmue III, but this time Ryo cannot use them to work. They're present both in Bailu Village and in Niaowu. In both cities, Ryo may only win prizes or tokens to be exchanged at pawnshops, not money.
Trivia[]
- It is rumored that in Shenmue II the weather and humidity can affect the physics of the Lucky Hit ball.
- In Shenmue III, in The Golden Goose casino of Niaowu, there are some Lucky Hit stands sporting the picture of backers of the crowdfunding campaign.
- In Shenmue III, tokens are used for Lucky Hit instead of money since gambling is illegal in the People's Republic of China.
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