Nine Rings
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Nine Rings is a festival game found on the Shing Jea Boardwalk and available during special festivals. The game costs 10 Festival Tickets per round to play. Nine rings stand in a three by three square arrangement, and every round, one ring is chosen. Those in the chosen ring receive 25 tickets if they are standing in the center ring, 40 tickets if they are standing in an edge ring, and 55 tickets if they are standing on a corner ring. Those in rings orthogonally adjacent to the chosen ring receive 15 tickets. Every 19 rounds, there is a pause just long enough for participants to buy more tickets if necessary. With the pause added in, the average time per 19 rounds is about 3 minutes.
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[edit] Statistics
- Each ring rewards on average 85 tickets for every 90 tickets spent, resulting in a net loss of 5 tickets per 85 tickets towards the lucky title.
- Standing in the center stays closer to the average than the edge and corner rings, while standing in the corners can more easily stray further from the average at times (in either direction) though over time it will always average around 85 tickets per 90 put in.
- While all the rings are equal when it comes to handing out tickets, they vary in terms of losing tickets:
- The center ring will lose approximately 4 times every 9 rounds.
- The edge rings will lose approximately 5 times every 9 rounds.
- The corner rings will lose approximately 6 times every 9 rounds.
- Thus, the corner ring is the best option for players looking to gain points towards their Unlucky title.
- People looking to increase both their Lucky and Unlucky titles would therefore benefit most by standing in the corner rings. Even though the corner rings win less, they pay out more tickets, and tickets are what the Lucky title depends upon. Seeing as they win less, they also lose more, giving more points towards the Unlucky title which is dependent upon number of losses rather than number of tickets lost.
[edit] Title Landmarks
The following table outlines the different landmarks for the Lucky title playing the Nine Rings game. The statistics presented apply regardless of which ring the player stands on.
| Lucky Rank | # Tickets Won | # Tickets Consumed1 | # Rounds Played2 | Gold Spent3 | Time Passed on Pads4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50,000 | 2,941 | 5,294 | 44,115 | 14.5 hours |
| 2 | 100,000 | 5,882 | 10,589 | 88,230 | 28.9 hours |
| 3 | 250,000 | 14,706 | 26,472 | 220,590 | 72.4 hours |
| 4 | 500,000 | 29,412 | 52,944 | 441,180 | 144.7 hours |
| 5 | 1,000,000 | 58,824 | 105,887 | 882,360 | 289.5 hours |
| 6 | 2,500,000 | 147,059 | 264,720 | 2,205,885 | 724 hours |
1On average, 1 ticket is consumed for every 17 tickets won.
2On average, 9.444 tickets are won per round.
3The current price of a ticket is 15 gold.
4On average, 3 minutes and 5 seconds pass for every 19 rounds played.
[edit] Notes
- At the present, Nine Rings is the cheapest and fastest source of Lucky points.
- For gaining Lucky points, it does not matter where you stand during the Nine Rings game. Statistically, all nine rings grant lucky points at the same rate (85 points every 9 rounds). However, the center has a smaller variance due to luck, and the corners have a greater variance.
- 9120 Rounds are played in a 24 hour period, so for a three day weekend event, a total of about 27,360 rounds.
- It is best to stand on a corner for Unlucky. Due to more frequent losses, Unlucky advances more quickly.
- Standing on a corner provides approximately 170 unlucky points per hour.
