Fortune's Choice

Fortune's Choice is a Mini-Game in A Link Between Worlds.^{[name references needed]}

Overview

Fortune's Choice appears in corresponding locations in both Hyrule and Lorule, inside a house in Kakariko Village and Thieves' Town, respectively. Each Mini-Game is run by its respective world's Fortune's Choice Guy.

Rules

Both Mini-Games task Link with simply opening his choice of Treasure Chest(s) from a group of available Chests. He wins whichever prizes have been randomly assigned to the Chest(s) he opens. The available prizes are pre-determined.

Hyrule

In Hyrule, Fortune's Choice costs 50 Rupees and allows Link to open one of two Treasure Chests.

#	Prize	Value
1	Silver Rupee	100 Rupees
1	Green Rupee	1 Rupee

Lorule

In Lorule, Fortune's Choice costs 200 Rupees, and Link gets to open three of the 15 Treasure Chests. One of the prizes is a Piece of Heart which, after being collected once, is replaced with a Gold Rupee in subsequent plays.

#	1
Prize	Piece of Heart^[a]
Value	—Not Applicable
#	2^[b]
Prize	Gold Rupee
Value	300 Rupees
#	3
Prize	Silver Rupee
Value	100 Rupees
#	3
Prize	Red Rupee
Value	20 Rupees
#	3
Prize	Green Rupee
Value	1 Rupee
#	1
Prize	Monster Guts
Value	—Not Applicable
#	1
Prize	Monster Horn
Value	—Not Applicable
#	1
Prize	Monster Tail
Value	—Not Applicable

#	Prize	Value
1	Piece of Heart^[a]	—Not Applicable
2^[b]	Gold Rupee	300 Rupees
3	Silver Rupee	100 Rupees
3	Red Rupee	20 Rupees
3	Green Rupee	1 Rupee
1	Monster Guts	—Not Applicable
1	Monster Horn	—Not Applicable
1	Monster Tail	—Not Applicable

↑ Can only be collected once.
↑ 3 after the Piece of Heart is collected.

Trivia

Statistically, the average winnings in Fortune's Choice in Hyrule is 50.5 Rupees—only 1% greater than the cost to play—meaning that Link would just barely break even by playing the Mini-Game repeatedly.
The average winnings in Fortune's Choice in Lorule, after the Piece of Heart is collected, is 252.6 Rupees; over 26% greater than the cost to play. This makes Lorule's version of the Mini-Game more profitable to Link.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	宝箱の部屋 (Takarabako no Heya)^[2]
French^EUEuropean	Salle des coffres^[4]	Hall of chests
French^CACanadian	Jeu des coffres^[7]	Game of chests
German	Truhenlotterie^[3]
Italian	Sala della Fortuna^[1]	Hall of Fortune
Korean	보물상자의 방 (Bomulsangja-ui Bang)^[5]
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Concurso de cofres del tesoro^[6]
Spanish^EUEuropean	Concurso de cofres del tesoro^[8]
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