Celestial Wheel
A brass star wheel engraved with sixteen constellations, each stamped with the coins it pays. Set it turning and take whatever sits beneath the pointer. The stars were there long before the wheel and are not taking sides.
The wheel
Each turn costs 30 coins. The pointer’s segment is your payout.
Your coins: –
Give the wheel a turn when you’re ready.
How to play
- Each turn costs 30 coins.
- The wheel stops on one of its 16 constellations, each exactly as likely as the others.
- The number printed on that segment is what you receive. Thirty coins means your stake has come back, which is not a win; a nought means the stars kept it.
How it pays
| Pays | Constellations | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 0 coins | Corvus, Hydra, Lepus | 3 in 16 (18.75%) |
| 5 coins | Draco | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 10 coins | Ursa Minor | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 15 coins | Auriga | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 20 coins | Cygnus, Boötes | 2 in 16 (12.50%) |
| 25 coins | Delphinus | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 30 coins (stake back) | Pegasus, Aquila | 2 in 16 (12.50%) |
| 40 coins | Lyra | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 45 coins | Perseus | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 60 coins | Andromeda | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 70 coins | Cassiopeia | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
| 80 coins | Orion | 1 in 16 (6.25%) |
The sixteen segments add up to 450 coins, so a turn pays 28.125 coins on average against a stake of 30: an average return of 93.75%.