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|type={{cat tag|Games|Game}}
|related=Vorinism[[Vorin]]ism
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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'''Breakneck''' was a game commonly played by the [[Vorin]] peoples of [[Roshar]] during the [[Era of Solitude]].{{ref|b|sa1|i|6}}{{ref|b|sa1|c|25}}▼
 
▲'''Breakneck''' wasis a game commonly played by the [[Vorin]] peoples of [[Roshar]] during the [[Era of Solitude]] and [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|b|sa1|i|6}}{{book ref|bsa1|25}}{{book ref|sa4|12}} It is played fairly widely, both in gambling dens and among common [[darkeyes]].{{book ref|sa1|ci|6}}{{book ref|sa1|25}}
Breakneck was played with stones,{{ref|b|sa1|c|25}} and involved throws and tosses and draws.{{ref|b|sa1|i|6}} However, the Rosharans would not bet on the the outcome, rather they would bet on the hand that they held after all the throws and draws.▼
 
== Rules ==
There were three known types of throws in breakneck.{{ref|b|sa1|c|25}} The first was known as the '''tower''', and was made up of three pairs, which was an outright loss. The second was the '''queen''', and it was composed of two trios, an outright win. The final known throw was the '''butcher''', which was made from a trio and a pair, which could win, depending on your other throws and the throws of others.▼
▲Breakneck wasis played with stones,{{book ref|b|sa1|c|25}} and involvedinvolves throws and, tosses, and draws.{{ref|b|sa1|i|6}} However,Although theit Rosharansis woulda betting game, players do not betdirectly wager on the aspects of the outcomegame that involve random chance. Instead, ratherdue theyto wouldthe Vorin fear of predicting the future, they bet on the hand that they heldhold after all the throws and draws.{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
 
▲There wereare three known types of throws in breakneck.{{ref|b|sa1|c|25}} The first wasis known as the '''tower''', and wasis made up of three pairs,; whichthis wasis an outright loss. The second was the '''queen''', and it was composed of two trios, results in an outright win. The final known throw wasis the '''butcher''', which wasis made fromof a trio and a pair, whichand could either win or lose, depending on your other throws and the throws of othersthe other players.{{book ref|sa1|25}}
Breakneck was played fairly widely, in both gambling dens and among the common [[darkeyes]].{{ref|b|sa1|i|6}}{{ref|b|sa1|c|25}}
 
== History ==
[[Kaladin]] and his family played breakneck during his youth in [[Hearthstone]].{{book ref|sa1|25}}
 
[[Szeth]] observed games of breakneck in a [[firemoss]] den in [[Bornwater]] and found the Vorin attitudes toward the game rather odd.{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
 
[[Shallan Davar|Veil]] was very skilled at breakneck and played it in bars at [[Urithiru]], betting on [[sphere|chips]]. She developed a reputation, and few people were willing to play against her. She became embroiled in a game at [[Jez's Duty]] on the day of [[Jor]]'s wedding celebration after she went looking for a barmaid.{{book ref|sa4|12}}
 
== Notes ==
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