Lucky Horseshoes

Lucky Horseshoes is a card game that was prevalent in the pre-War southwestern United States of America.
==Background==
The following is a transcript from Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p. 37:
The game can only be played when interacting with the robot, Festus in the Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters in the Mojave Wasteland.
If the dialogue option "I Feel Lucky" is chosen, he gives the option to play Lucky Horseshoes, a variant of the more common game of Blackjack. Festus can be asked for instructions on which buttons perform which action.
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. Unlike gambling at casinos, there is no mandatory payment required and it can be repeated as many times as desired.
==Rules==
* Number cards count as face value.
* There are no face cards (Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Jokers).
* The goal of the game is to get closer to 21 than Festus in order to win the hand.
* Unlike blackjack, going over 21 is not an instant loss.
* Players may draw or hold, however, once they hold, they are done drawing for that hand.
* If the players are equally close to 21 (for example 17 - 25), the player who got there first has the advantage.
* If a player draws and their new total equals the other player's total, the other player's total is increased (bumped up) by one. This is known as lucky horseshoes, and ensures that ties are not possible.
* Because Festus does not announce the running totals, except when he declares that either hand has reached 21, one will have to keep a mental or written tally of the gained points.
==Appearances==
Lucky Horseshoes appears only .
Category:Fallout: New Vegas gambling