chance card
Luck-based instruction slip
A chance card is a card drawn from a deck that introduces random events or outcomes in board games, most famously in Monopoly.
The draw typically triggers immediate effects—gaining money, losing a turn, or moving to a new position.
I drew a chance card and had to pay a luxury tax.
The term sometimes extends metaphorically to unexpected developments in life: Getting laid off was a chance card I didn't see coming.
- gameboardMarked surface for play
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- riskPossibility of harm
- take a riskAct despite uncertain outcome
- possibilityState of being achievable
board game night · monopoly · go to jail · community chest · draw · luck · lucky break · randomness · fortune · dice · discard pile · roll the dice · coin flip · uncertainty · fate · destiny · dice roll · spin the wheel
chance cardplayer agency
Participant's meaningful choice capacity
tactical play · skill check · decision point · deliberate choice
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