Dragon Warrior III/Pachisi Track

This is a bonus feature exclusive to the GBC and SNES versions.

Pachisi (a.k.a. Sugoroku in Japanese) is a board game where you move from a starting tile to one designated as the finish. On the way to the finish there are many obstacles and positive bonuses. You need a Pachisi Ticket to play.

Rules
At the start you will receive a set amount of dice on each track. For example you will get 10 dice for the first track and 70 for the fifth track.

When it is your turn, you can roll a die (if you haven't used them all yet), look around the map, check your attributes, or quit playing Pachisi.


 * Actions
 * Roll: use a die to move 1-6 tiles forward and land on a new tile.
 * Look around the board:
 * Check your status:
 * Quit:

After you reach the goal you can receive a wonderful prize. Also note that the game board also has some treasure chests, cupboards, and pots that can be looted one time. There are five tracks that can be reached by finding their location in the overworld and in Alefgard. Each track is harder than the previous ones. If you get the Gold Pass by acquiring 100 TinyMedal/Small Medals, you can play the tracks an unlimited number of times.
 * Rewards

Purple tiles
You start the game here.

When you reach the goal tile, you finish the game and are allowed to grab special treasure.

On the fourth track there is another goal which is marked with a key.

This tile will take away a chunk of your MP (up to 25%).

This tile will reduce your MP to zero!

Return you back to the "Start" tile.

What happens on this tile is random. You may receive money, fight a battle, raise or lower a stat, change a character's personality, etc.

The character's stats will be adjusted, positively or negatively. First, roll the die to determine which stat will be changed (1-Strength, 2-Agility, 3-Stamina, 4-Wisdom, 5-Luck or 6-HP). Then roll a second die that will determine how much you will receive or lose, the third roll determines if the stat is raised or lowered (1-3 results in a reduction of that amount, 4-6 results in an addition of that amount).

Yellow tiles
Yellow tiles represent locations of treasure. You will get a single item from one of these. The next time you land on it, it will be empty.

Green tiles
On terrain tiles you may get a monster encounter. On forest and mountain tiles the encounter-rate is higher. If there is no encounter, you may search the tile. Results include getting a monster encounter, finding gold or items, or even opening a trapdoor.

On these tiles you can sleep for a big price.

Here you can buy stuff. Some shops have things you can't get anywhere else.

These force you to take a certain path. You can't use the other paths that are available.

The staircase tiles allow you to go up or down a level.

The door-like tile will drop you down a level, which is often outside the game. This will cause you to lose the Pachisi Track game and you will have to start it all over again. On later, multi-floored tracks, this will just drop you to a lower board.

The warp tile brings you to another tile, often required to reach the goal.

Red tiles
If you land on one of these, then you have to move forward as many tiles as the number displayed on the tile (1-6).

The Amount of Dice you can roll will be added (1-5).

You will receive money (50-5000).

Restore your character's HP and MP completely.

Special tiles
This will damage your character for up to 25% of your current HP.

Enters a monster encounter based on your character's level.

Blue tiles
If you land on it, then you have to move back so much tiles as it stand on tile (1-6).

The Amount of Dice you can roll will be reduced (1-3).

The Amount of Money you have will be reduced (50-3000).

Pachisi Track 01
As you enter it, a man will fall down from the Game. Go right and talk with the hooded man. He mention a hole over the "podest". Step on it and check the ground for a  Token / Pachisi Ticket. That will be your entrance ticket if you don't have one yet. Go south and up the stairs. Talk to the man near the Start tile to start the game. You will then be given 10 turns to complete the game.


 * Random drop (grass, forest and mountain):


 * Leather [[File:DW3 shield.png]] / Leather Shield
 * Antidote / Antidote Herb
 * Herb / Medical Herb
 * WarpWing / Wing of Wyvern
 * Leather [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Leather Hat
 * Club [[File:DW3 stick.png]] / Club
 * and more


 * Treasure (pot, drawer and chest):


 * Knife [[File:DW3 knife.png]] / Sacred Knife (chest)
 * Leather [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Leather Hat (pot)
 * Herb / Medical Herb (pot)
 * Wooden [[File:DW3 rang.png]] / Boomerang (chest)
 * Token / Pachisi Ticket (drawer)
 * LifeAcorn / Life Nut (chest)


 * Prize (for beating the game):


 * Steel [[File:DW3 sword.png]] / Steel Sword
 * 500G

Pachisi Track 02
Check the middle of the left Blue-tile Ring for a  TinyMedal / Small Medal and go up. On this Track you are given 22 turns to complete the game.


 * Random drop (grass, forest and mountain):


 * BunnyTail / Rabbit's Foot
 * PotLid [[File:DW3 shield.png]] / Pot Lid Shield
 * Antidote / Antidote Herb
 * WarpWing / Wing of Wyvern
 * Repellent / Holy Water
 * Horned [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Horned Hat
 * Training [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Training Suit
 * Turtle [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Turtle Shell Armor
 * Leather [[File:DW3 shield.png]] / Leather Shield
 * StoneWig / Stone Wig
 * Sucker / Pacifier
 * Knife [[File:DW3 knife.png]] / Sacred Knife
 * and more


 * Treasure (pot, drawer and chest):


 * STRseed / Strength Seed (pot)
 * Wooden [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Wooden Helmet (drawer)
 * Iron [[File:DW3 claw.png]] /Iron Claws (chest)
 * Token / Pachisi Ticket (drawer)
 * TinyMedal / Small Medal (pot)
 * Fan [[File:DW3 hammer.png]] / Steel Needle (chest)


 * Prize (for beating the game):


 * TinyMedal / Small Medal
 * Mace [[File:DW3 whip.png]] / Morning Star

Pachisi Track 03
The third is between Castle of Dragon Queen and Shrine Jail and can be reached once you got the ship. Go east from Noaniels with the ship along the coast until you see a blocked river. Enter the land east of it. South is the Castle of Dragon Queen. Go southwest of it to a cave where the third track is.

As you enter it, search both grass patches for a  Token / Pachisi Ticket and a  TinyMedal /  Small Medal on the bottom right of the top left grass patch. "Seek Out", a Thief skill, will help you to find where exactly it is. Go up, but don't start playing yet. Instead go in southwest corner and search there for another  TinyMedal / Small Medal. Now you can start playing Pachisi. You will be given 20 turns to complete the game, but you have to play at last three times to get all treasure on the track.


 * Random drop (grass, forest and mountain):


 * Repellent / Holy Water
 * Antidote / Antidote Herb
 * MoonHerb / Full Moon Herb
 * BugPowder / Moth Powder
 * Wooden [[File:DW3 rang.png]] / Boomerang
 * Zen [[File:DW3 book.png]] / Zen Book
 * TubeSocks / Tube Socks
 * Flee [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Flee Ring
 * Hide Herb / Invisible Herb
 * Angel [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Angel Robe
 * Bounce [[File:DW3 staff.png]] / Staff of Reflection
 * LifeStone / Life Stone
 * and more


 * Treasure (pot, drawer and chest):


 * STRseed / Strength Seed (pot)
 * Turban [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Turban (drawer)
 * LUCKseed / Luck Seed (pot)
 * Token / Pachisi Ticket (drawer)
 * Flashy [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Flashy Suit (chest)
 * TinyMedal / Small Medal (pot)
 * Dagger [[File:DW3 knife.png]] / Assassin Dagger (chest)
 * PowerBelt / Power Belt (chest)
 * Token / Pachisi Ticket (drawer)
 * MysticNut / Mystic Nut (pot)
 * Silver [[File:DW3 crown.png]] / Silver Barrette (drawer)
 * Party [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Party Dress (drawer)
 * Skirt [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Magical Skirt (chest)


 * Prize (for beating the game):


 * Dragon [[File:DW3 whip.png]] / Dragon Tail
 * AGLseed / Agility Seed

Pachisi Track 04
This track is found in the well of Kol, after you enter it go downstairs and search all three stars for three  Token / Pachisi Ticket. Go back up and another stairs up. Go right along the path and check the left grass patch near the -500 tile for a  Token / Pachisi Ticket. Now go left from the stairs until you reach the Flowerbeet. Search there for a  TinyMedal / Small Medal. Go downstairs and then go north right of the stairs and search the grass at the right corner for another  Token / Pachisi Ticket. Now you can begin to play and you need 25 turns to complete it.


 * Random drop (grass, forest and mountain):


 * Magic [[File:DW3 apron.png]] / Magic Apron
 * StoneWig / Stone Wig
 * Evade [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Cloak of Evasion
 * Bunny [[File:DW3 crown.png]] / Bunny Ears
 * Flee [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Flee Ring
 * Lune [[File:DW3 staff.png]] / Rune Staff
 * Power [[File:DW3 claw.png]] / Power Knuckle
 * Black [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Black Coat
 * and more


 * Treasure (pot, drawer and chest):


 * TinyMedal / Small Medal (drawer)
 * LifeAcorn / Life Nut (pot)
 * LifeStone / Life Stone (chest)
 * MysticNut / Mystic Nut (pot)
 * Flee [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Flee Ring (chest)
 * Muscle [[File:DW3 book.png]] / Muscle Guidebook (drawer)
 * Dark [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Dark Outfit (chest)
 * AGLseed / Agility Seed (pot)
 * Turban [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Turban (drawer)
 * Dragon [[File:DW3 whip.png]] / Dragon Tail (chest)
 * VITseed / Stamina Seed (pot)
 * TinyMedal / Small Medal (pot)
 * WorldLeaf / Yggdrasil Leaf (drawer)
 * (chest)
 * LifeAcorn / Life Nut (pot)


 * Prize (for beating the game, normal goal):


 * Light [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Light Dress


 * Prize (for beating the game, key goal):


 * Life [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Life Ring
 * Ultimate [[File:DW3 whip.png]] / Gringham Whip

Pachisi Track 05
It will appear in Zipangu's well after you defeat Divinegon/God Dragon and asked for a Pachisi Track. Return to Zipangu and go down the well. Search in the middle there for a  Starry /  Starry Ring. Now enter the fifth and last Pachisi Track. It's also the biggest of all as you will soon notice. Go north and upstairs. You are now near the Start point, but ignore that for now and go upstairs again.

Go on the other side of the room and search the tiles surrounded by flower for a  Life /  Life Ring and  AGLScarf /  Gale Bandana. You will also meet the real Himiko here who got swallowed by Orochi. Now you can start the game and you are given 70 turns to complete the game.


 * Random drop (grass, forest and mountain):


 * Ninja [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Ninja Suit
 * Dragon [[File:DW3 claw.png]] / Dragon Claw
 * Dragon [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Dragon Robe
 * Change [[File:DW3 staff.png]] / Change Staff
 * Wreck [[File:DW3 whip.png]] / Wrecking Flail
 * VITseed / Stamina Seed
 * INTseed / Wisdom Seed
 * LifeAcorn / Life Nut
 * MysticNut / Mystic Nut
 * LUCKseed / Luck Seed
 * STRseed / Strength Seed
 * AGLseed / Agility Seed
 * and more


 * Treasure (pot, drawer and chest):


 * LifeAcorn / Life Nut (pot)
 * MysticNut / Mystic Nut (drawer)
 * Misery [[File:DW3 helmet.png]] / Misery Helmet (pot)
 * Silk [[File:DW3 hat.png]] / Silk Hat (drawer)
 * StoneWig / Stone Wig (pot)
 * TubeSocks / Tube Socks (drawer)
 * Demon [[File:DW3 axe.png]] / Demon Axe (chest)
 * STRSeed / Strength Seed (pot)
 * Sucker / Pacifier (drawer)
 * Wizard [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Wizard Ring (pot)
 * MohawkWig / Mohawk Wig (drawer)
 * Rosary [[File:DW3 rosary.png]] / Silver Rosary (pot)
 * STRSeed / Strength Seed (pot)
 * PowerBelt / Power Belt (drawer)
 * Change [[File:DW3 staff.png]] / Change Staff (chest)
 * Wizard [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Wizard Ring (pot)
 * Ninja [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / Ninja Suit (chest)
 * Speed [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Speed Ring (drawer)
 * Dragon [[File:DW3 claw.png]] / Dragon Claw (chest)
 * LUCKSeed / Luck Seed (pot)
 * TubeSocks / Tube Socks (drawer)
 * Ruby [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Ruby Ring (drawer)
 * Thor [[File:DW3 sword.png]] / Thor Sword (chest)
 * Tight [[File:DW3 bikini.png]] / Tight Bikini (drawer)
 * INTSeed / Wisdom Seed (pot)
 * Devil [[File:DW3 sword.png]] / Sword of Destruction (chest)
 * VITSeed / Stamina Seed (pot)
 * Expel [[File:DW3 shield.png]] / Expel Shield (chest)
 * Sorrow [[File:DW3 shield.png]] / Sorrow Shield (drawer)
 * STRSeed / Strength Seed (pot)
 * Starry [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Starry Ring (pot)


 * Prize (for beating the game):


 * Bolero [[File:DW3 dress.png]] / Mystery Bolero
 * Goddess [[File:DW3 ring.png]] / Goddess Ring