Dispatches · 4 guides
Dispatches
Short, plain guides written for people who play here. They explain how the games count, what chance can and cannot do, and how to keep an evening the length you meant it to be. No tips for beating anything, because nothing here can be beaten.
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Chance
How random really works, and what it cannot do
What a random number generator does in a browser game, why streaks happen, and why no pattern or system changes the long-run result.
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Reels
Lines, ways and twins: reading a reel game
How paylines, ways and twin symbols count on Corvathane's reel games, and what pace and swing tell you before you press Spin.
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Cards
Pontoon for beginners: twist, stick and the trick
A plain guide to British pontoon as played in Twist & Stick: card values, the 15 rule, pontoons, five-card tricks and simple decisions.
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Habits
Setting limits that actually hold
Why limits set in advance work better than limits set in the moment, and how to use reminders, round limits and pauses on Corvathane and elsewhere.
Why we write these
Casino-style games invite myths: hot streaks, due numbers, systems that work if you just keep at them. None of that is true here, and none of it is true anywhere else either. We would rather you understood the maths and enjoyed the games for what they are, a bit of entertainment with a clear end. If there is a topic you would like covered, write to hello@corvathane.com.