| twesterm said: Want to know the really sad thing? The whole bet is just plain stupid and if Qui Gonn was going to go far enough to use his Jedi powers to manipulate people, the outcome of die rolls, offer worthless things, etc (essentially lying, cheating, stealing, and just doing things Jedi don't do), then you would think it would be far easier to just take the kid rather than go through the whole convoluted bet. |
Weren't they in need of an expensive part to the ship so they can leave the planet in a hurry? Also, Qui Gon tries to manipulate Watoo to take credits, useless on Tatooine but worth quite a lot in practically the rest of the Galaxy, so not exactly stealing, while on the other hand manipulates the dice, not leaving that part to luck, but not gaining anything directly by that either. Both quite harmless and subtle attempts of manipulation, and one could argue preferable to a direct action (like stealing) on a planet like Tatooine with others to care for.
