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#180: A Roll of the Dice

Despite all our skill and effort, sometimes life simply comes down to luck. Whether you’re trying to win a game, land a job, or find a significant other, there’s no sure way to know how it’ll work out — or how good your luck will be. A twist of fate could send you catapulting into happiness, or your luck could sour in the blink of an eye. But if you can push through bad luck, you might just find you can change it.

So this week, you’ll want to get your rabbits’ feet and four leaf clovers ready. Are you feeling lucky?

This week's prompts

Write a story that hinges on the outcome of a coin flip.

Adventure – 68 stories

Start your story with someone having a run of bad luck.

Angst – 42 stories

Write about someone losing their lucky charm.

Mystery – 26 stories

Set your story in a casino.

Adults – 34 stories

Write about someone whose luck is running out.

Character – 44 stories

Stories

“Lucky Darren” by Chelsie Librun

Submitted to Contest #180

Darren stood in the front of the boardroom with all of the ease and confidence that his illustrious career had granted him. Seated at the long wooden table in front of him were several of the partners at his firm. It was no big deal. Their newest consulting client had approached their firm with such a simple problem: revenue was down; it needed to go up. Too easy. Switch up your marketing plan. Focus on enhancing your products. Listen to your customers. Same shit as always. Darren was what every man wanted to be - tall, objectively handsome,...

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“Moloch's Coin” by David St.George

Submitted to Contest #180

Carter saw the pottery jar and knew he had hit the jackpot. Inside this little cave in Israel, he had come to the end of his long journey. He had sought the famed Coin of Moloch for over a decade, making it his number one priority; ahead of his marriage, work obligations, and even his health. Now, with the coin as his intercessory, he would finally realize his dark dream.Moloch's Coin was the stuff of legend. Its origin dated from the 15th century--a product of a mad monk named Demetrius Scriven who was said to have dabbled in the black arts...

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“Game night” by Azarael Solidum

Submitted to Contest #180

I stood before him, I hated him with every fiber of my being but he had something that I wanted so I had to comply. “So you decided to come it seems, and for this?” He was speaking in that goddamn condescending tone that I hated whilst waving a box with his right hand. “You know this only ends one way, and you only have two options! Hand over the box now and nobody gets hurt or we fight and you end up 6 feet under.” I yelled at him pointing my finger at him. “Looks like you...

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“New Gospel” by Phillip Norman

Submitted to Contest #180

For want of religion, Arthur McGovern spends most days wrestling one-armed bandits at the Miner’s Claim Casino in Blackhawk, Colorado. On this day, he’s hunkered down in front of a Wild West-themed slot machine called Buffalo Bill’s Round-Up. Dropping in the requisite token, he reaches across the machine awkwardly to pull the lever with his opposite hand. At his age, he must alternate his pulling arm to keep from wearing out his shoulders. The wheel revolves through cartoon illustrations of mining equipment, gold nuggets, and precious stones...

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$250

Prize money

214

Contest entries

99

Stories

Ended on 22:59 - Jan 13, 2023 EST

Won by Marilyn Filewood 🏆

Title: Come In Spinner

Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.

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