Party in the "Casino" style. We set the mood - we win emotions

Who was the best James Bond? Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan? A matter of taste - in the role of the greatest secret agent in history, they were all organic. But if you are a fan of the most modern blockbusters about Bond, and your hero is the British handsome Daniel Craig, then you are probably especially close to the style of all the films of the franchise with his participation. It shines with deliberate severity, brutality, chic of big money and strong, beautiful people.



A Casino Royale Party (the first movie with Craig) will be a real gift for fans of the genre and lovers of the atmosphere of elite casinos, which are famous for the most expensive and pathetic cities in the world – Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Monte Carlo, Macau.

For the implementation, you will need a producer and a budget of films about «Agent 007», but you can try to make a holiday with a «hint» to this entourage. Especially if you focus on the image of casinos and gambling.

«We decorate» the room, select the dress code

James Bond was especially selective in beautiful women, luxury cars, expensive drinks and stylish suits. Well, if your party in the style of «Casino Royale» will imply all this, in extreme cases, you can stop at women and outfits.
The dress code must be strict. Ladies - in evening dresses with a full set of accessories (up to dogs), gentlemen - in tuxedos and watches (they can be put on the stake).



The room should be decorated to match the article. Focus on the format of the buffet: move the game table to the center – all the action will unfold around it, and put a small table with drinks and snacks at a short distance from it. Prepare props – chips that players can bet, hoping to win a fortune (distribute them to everyone equally), cards, decor elements in the style of «red-black» or «green cloth». If you watched and remember the movie, try to make some allusions to the picture itself.

Let's not forget about filling the buffet table. If «martini vodka» seems too hard to you as a cocktail, do with a simple sparkling wine, serving it with sandwiches and canapes.

Party in the «Casino» style. How can we do without games?!

But only a hypocritical name will remain of «casino» if there are no gambling at the holiday with huge winnings and disappointing «financial» losses. The emotions of the guest players should really boil, even if the bets are just fiction.



But the question arises: "what to play? &Raquo;. After all, it is almost impossible to get special equipment, toy analogues are children's babbling, and not everyone present knows the rules (and even more so the tactics) of card games like poker or preference.

It's okay! You can come up with games on your own, and such that those gathered will quickly be able to deal with all the nuances, and then they will try to win the cherished chips from each other for a long time (they, by the way, can be exchanged for souvenirs or delicious gifts at the end of the holiday).

We offer two options for simple, but very gambling games, the props for which can be found or made without much difficulty.

1. «Roulette with cubes». If you dream of Bond and a party in the style of «Casino Royale», then you can't do without a roulette. But you can make it even more interesting, besides, by eliminating rotation and ball.

Take a large sheet of watman and mark it into squares, painting each (randomly) in one of 6-10 colors, some can be left white. Each color will mean one or another systematics of scoring. For example, red – «minus point», blue – «points are multiplied by 2», black «points burn» and so on. 

And now just throw two hexagonal cubes («dice») on the watman, summing up the dropped points with the condition of «influence» fields. Each participant can be given three attempts for a certain bet to collect the largest amount (if the cubes fall out of bounds or it is not possible to determine the field, the throw is made again). As a result, the winner takes 60% of the chips, the second player - 30%, the third - 10%.
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 2. «Poker improvisation». Here you can not only play, but also (when preparing) show your imagination.

It's hard to imagine a «Casino» party without cards, so a quick «poker» with easy rules will perfectly complement the atmosphere of the event, and will appeal even to those who are far from gambling in ordinary life. Choose a dealer – let him deal to several players (3-6) who placed a base bet, on the circle of cards, one by one. With his «move» the player can give any of his cards and take another one from the deck, or not change anything and just take a card (but there can't be more than 12 of them in his hands).

After the horse in ten moves, you can both raise the bet and play another round, and save (the cards of those who surrender are sent to the deck). As soon as there are 2 people left in the game, the rest must immediately open their cards.



And this is where the most interesting thing begins – you need to work out in advance and give the guests descriptions of the «hierarchy» of various combinations (by numbers, «pictures»). The owner of the most powerful combination takes the «bank» for himself.

You can refine or change the rules of these games, as well as come up with something of your own - absolutely author's and original. The main thing is to sincerely set yourself up for excitement, and with it any party «pulls out a million dollars».


Author: Sergey Zhuliev
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