The Holder of Luck

In any city, in any country, go to any casino you can get yourself to. Upon entering, the guard will ask for photo ID to verify that you are of age. Do not worry if you are not old enough; instead, tell him that you are here to play a game at the six-hundred-eighteenth table. If you say any other number, the man will tell you that you are out of luck, and will promptly whisk you away to the hidden room. No one gets out of the hidden room.

He will turn and walk slowly to the back of the casino. If, on the way, someone wins a jackpot on a slot machine, turn around and bolt for your life. Do not collide with anyone on the way out, for they will slow you down just enough for the guard to catch up and send you to the hidden room.

When you reach the destination, the guard will turn around and present a table with a large "618" carved intricately into the top. Several figures will be seated at the table, including a man with deep-red skin. The guard tells you that the red-skinned man has never lost a hand. You will sit down at the only empty seat, and the sickly-looking dealer will give everyone two cards. The room will then go dark, so that it seems only you, the table, and the others remain in existence.

Blackjack is the game. If you, or any of the others, show up an Ace of Spades, don't even bother running away. The moment you notice the card, you will instantly find yourself in the hidden room. During this game, you will lose every hand. If you run out of money, the guard will tell you that your luck has run out and will send you to the same place. The only way out is to find yourself with an Ace of Spades down and another face card shown up on your final hand. When this happens, the dealer will start bellowing strange sounds that you can't help but cringe at, and the others at the table will too.

The auditory agony will continue for quite some time; if you succumb to the sounds, you will go mad and the guard will make you one of them. Endure this cacophony for long enough, however, and the man with the red skin will disintegrate into a pile of fine ashes. The others, including the guard, will be cast into the hidden room when this happens, and only you, the table, and the pile of ashes will remain. Growing out of the pile will be a small four-leaf clover.

It is Object 618 of 2538. Now you will never run out of luck.